Bennie Maupin – Sitting in: Subbing for Sonny Rollins

Bennie Maupin encounters Sonny Rollins in front of the Five Spot, when he first moved there in the early 60s. He remembers practicing with Sonny and also filing in for Sonny at the Vanguard, with Eddie Daniels.

Bret’s 10 Favorite Sonny Rollins Recordings

Saxophone Colossus
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Way Out West
https://amzn.to/2CVzMe2

The Bridge
https://amzn.to/2S0MYCB

A Night at the Village Vanguard
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Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins
https://amzn.to/2PJMdfw

Tenor Madness
https://amzn.to/2R54hkN

Freedom Suite
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Don’t Stop the Carnival
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The Sound of Sonny
https://amzn.to/2CVkZ31

Sonny Rollins Omnibook
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Sonny Rolins Transcriptions
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