http://mp3.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 EnelowBopen720Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:13:43 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2024556&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7497321&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7331535&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696464&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536097&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846235&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 5 Oct 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2846235 tra.2846235 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Saxophone Colossus alb.260800 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/6/1176755_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 1956-10-05 00:00:00.0 true St. Thomas tra.2846235 407000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846235&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846235&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1877163&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696466&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696465&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312080&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846237&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 5 Oct 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2846237 tra.2846237 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Saxophone Colossus alb.260800 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/6/1176755_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 1956-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Strode Rode tra.2846237 314000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846237&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846237&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696468&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846238&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 5 Oct 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2846238 tra.2846238 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Saxophone Colossus alb.260800 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/6/1176755_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 1956-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Moritat tra.2846238 604000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846238&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846238&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184708&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 1184708 tra.1184708 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 The Best Of Sonny Rollins: The Blue Note Years alb.171037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/9/0/280906_170x170.jpg 1989-11-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Decision tra.1184708 482000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184708&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1184708&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312084&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 7312084 tra.7312084 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 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 Sonnymoon For Two tra.7312084 521000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312084&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7312084&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2586063&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 26 Mar 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2586063 tra.2586063 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Ballads alb.146528 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/4/7/497485_170x170.jpg 2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 2002-03-26 00:00:00.0 true Namely You tra.2586063 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2586063&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2586063&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846239&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 5 Oct 1956 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2846239 tra.2846239 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Saxophone Colossus alb.260800 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/5/7/6/1176755_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 1956-10-05 00:00:00.0 true Blue 7 tra.2846239 677000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846239&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2846239&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2698948&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sun, 1 Jan 1978 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2698948 tra.2698948 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 The Best Of Sonny Rollins: The Blue Note Years alb.171037 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/9/0/280906_170x170.jpg 1989-11-22 00:00:00.0 1978-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Misterioso tra.2698948 563000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2698948&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2698948&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30696470&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20809951&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:09:06 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 20809951 tra.20809951 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Six Saxophone Giants alb.20799933 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/5/0/1240589_170x170.jpg 2008-06-09 00:00:00.0 null true Just in Time tra.20809951 237000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20809951&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20809951&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536098&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Sat, 29 Sep 1956 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 6536098 tra.6536098 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 When Your Lover Has Gone tra.6536098 373000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536098&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6536098&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930028&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1954 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 29930028 tra.29930028 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Moving Out alb.29923593 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/5/9/1789596_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 1954-01-01 00:00:00.0 true More Than You Know (RVG Remaster) tra.29930028 650000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930028&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930028&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930026&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 1 Jan 1954 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 29930026 tra.29930026 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Moving Out alb.29923593 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/5/9/1789596_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 1954-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Moving Out (RVG Remaster) tra.29930026 267000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930026&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29930026&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129625&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Fri, 1 Aug 2008 12:32:30 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 14129625 tra.14129625 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.99 Swingin' For Bumsy alb.14125988 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/8/4/1004802_170x170.jpg 2004-01-01 00:00:00.0 null true Oleo tra.14129625 317000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129625&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14129625&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2457193&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Bop Tue, 17 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Sonny Rollins on Rhapsody Online 2457193 tra.2457193 Sonny Rollins art.6166 0.0 Priceless Jazz Collection alb.259012 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/0/6/1656070_170x170.jpg 1997-06-17 00:00:00.0 1997-06-17 00:00:00.0 true Everything Happens To Me tra.2457193 676000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2457193&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2457193&variant=data&rws=%2Fsonny-rollins%2Ftop-tracks.rss