http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6166&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rssSonny Rollins just might possess the sharpest wit in all of jazz. He came of age musically in the early '50s, developing a style that combined the gruff-toned swing of Coleman Hawkins with the Bebop innovations of Charlie Parker. But while Parker's melodic flights tapped into an emotional core of expression, Rollins' endless permutations convey an ironic sensibility. On tunes such as the Broadway hit "There's No Business Like Show Business," he worked with cliches from Bop, Swing, and Show Tunes, turning them inside out, upside down, and backwards -- partly as a search for the limit of melodic and rhythmic possibility and partly as a joking commentary on the cliches themselves. In his search for new possibilities, his playing will sometimes express an aesthetic minimalism. On his own "St. Thomas" -- now a standard -- he works the same two notes back and forth through a dizzying labyrinth of phrasings. Few improvisers can match the depth of Rollins' craft. - Noah EnelowBopen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:56 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6166&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Sonny Rollins just might possess the sharpest wit in all of jazz. He came of age musically in the early '50s, developing a style that combined the gruff-toned swing of Coleman Hawkins with the Bebop innovations of Charlie Parker. But while Parker's melodic flights tapped into an emotional core of expression, Rollins' endless permutations convey an ironic sensibility. On tunes such as the Broadway hit "There's No Business Like Show Business," he worked with cliches from Bop, Swing, and Show Tunes, turning them inside out, upside down, and backwards -- partly as a search for the limit of melodic and rhythmic possibility and partly as a joking commentary on the cliches themselves. In his search for new possibilities, his playing will sometimes express an aesthetic minimalism. On his own "St. Thomas" -- now a standard -- he works the same two notes back and forth through a dizzying labyrinth of phrasings. Few improvisers can match the depth of Rollins' craft. - Noah Enelow http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Jazz Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2024556 tra.2024556 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Best of the Complete RCA Victor Recordings alb.211805 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/7/0/1360753_170x170.jpg 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 true St. Thomas tra.2024556 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696464 tra.30696464 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true God Bless The Child tra.30696464 447000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696465 tra.30696465 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true John S. tra.30696465 461000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184539&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 15 Jul 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1184539 tra.1184539 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Complete RCA Victor Recordings alb.147365 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/3/0/1310384_170x170.jpg 1997-07-15 00:00:00.0 1997-07-15 00:00:00.0 true I Remember Clifford tra.1184539 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184539&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184539&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696466 tra.30696466 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true You Do Something To Me tra.30696466 409000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 7331535 tra.7331535 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Jazz After Dark II alb.7330994 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/4/3/713421_170x170.jpg 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 true In A Sentimental Mood tra.7331535 203000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696471&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696471 tra.30696471 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true Where Are You? tra.30696471 308000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696471&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696471&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696469&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696469 tra.30696469 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true The Bridge tra.30696469 356000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696469&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696469&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696470 tra.30696470 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true If Ever I Would Leave You tra.30696470 721000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696468 tra.30696468 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true Without A Song tra.30696468 445000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686729&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Wed, 1 Jan 1964 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2686729 tra.2686729 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Sonny Rollins & Co. 1964 alb.110638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/0/9/1819007_170x170.jpg 1995-01-24 00:00:00.0 1964-01-01 00:00:00.0 true When You Wish Upon A Star - (previously unreleased) tra.2686729 197000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686729&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2686729&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696467&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 30696467 tra.30696467 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Quartets Featuring Jim Hall alb.30694136 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/1/8/1838131_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true The Night Has A Thousand Eyes tra.30696467 551000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696467&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696467&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sat, 1 Jan 1966 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1877163 tra.1877163 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Alfie alb.244809 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/0/7/1117042_170x170.jpg 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Alfie's Theme tra.1877163 584000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15130103&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:22:33 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 15130103 tra.15130103 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 St Thomas alb.15120612 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/1/8/1038106_170x170.jpg 2007-02-01 00:00:00.0 null false St-thomas tra.15130103 407000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15130103&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15130103&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9480886&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 5 Oct 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 9480886 tra.9480886 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Saxophone Colossus alb.9480641 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/2/0/1180269_170x170.jpg 2006-03-21 00:00:00.0 1956-10-05 00:00:00.0 false St. Thomas tra.9480886 406000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9480886&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9480886&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184647&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1184647 tra.1184647 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Milestone Jazzstars In Concert alb.314073 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/8/8/0/280888_170x170.jpg 1989-05-13 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 false A Little Pianissimo tra.1184647 498000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184647&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184647&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 7312080 tra.7312080 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Very Best alb.7309442 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/4/1/711441_170x170.jpg 2005-05-24 00:00:00.0 2005-05-17 00:00:00.0 true Why Don't I tra.7312080 344000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sat, 29 Sep 1956 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 6536097 tra.6536097 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Tenor Madness alb.6528155 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/9/7/657900_170x170.jpg 1992-09-29 00:00:00.0 1956-09-29 00:00:00.0 true Tenor Madness tra.6536097 736000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16768244&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 16768244 tra.16768244 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Mambo Bounce alb.16734896 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/0/1/6/1126100_170x170.jpg 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 2007-05-24 00:00:00.0 false Professor Bop tra.16768244 148000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16768244&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16768244&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184575&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1965 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1184575 tra.1184575 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 On Impulse! alb.151263 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/0/7/1297033_170x170.jpg 1997-03-25 00:00:00.0 1965-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Everything Happens To Me tra.1184575 675000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184575&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184575&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 7497321 tra.7497321 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Without A Song (The 9/11 Concert) alb.7496273 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/4/9/4/764943_170x170.jpg 2005-08-30 00:00:00.0 2005-08-30 00:00:00.0 true Without a Song tra.7497321 997000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3352717&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Wed, 14 Feb 1962 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 3352717 tra.3352717 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 The Bridge alb.287980 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/2/9/9/1379921_170x170.jpg 2003-06-17 00:00:00.0 1962-02-14 00:00:00.0 true God Bless The Child tra.3352717 447000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3352717&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3352717&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184655&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 1 Jan 1963 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1184655 tra.1184655 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Sonny Meets Hawk alb.110635 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/4/2/6/1696241_170x170.jpg 1999-05-18 00:00:00.0 1963-01-01 00:00:00.0 true At McKie's tra.1184655 423000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184655&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184655&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033171&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Thu, 6 Dec 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2033171 tra.2033171 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 The Complete Prestige Recordings alb.281203 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/6/5/385695_170x170.jpg 1992-06-01 00:00:00.0 1956-12-06 00:00:00.0 true The Most Beautiful Girl In The World tra.2033171 335000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033171&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2033171&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631069&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sun, 3 Nov 1957 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2631069 tra.2631069 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 The Complete Blue Note Recordings alb.102667 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/6/0/1240605_170x170.jpg 2008-05-06 00:00:00.0 1957-11-03 00:00:00.0 true What Is This Thing Called Love? tra.2631069 810000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631069&variant=play&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2631069&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss