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
https://amzn.to/2R53uAl
Way Out West
https://amzn.to/2CVzMe2
The Bridge
https://amzn.to/2S0MYCB
A Night at the Village Vanguard
https://amzn.to/2CVk3vx
Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins
https://amzn.to/2PJMdfw
Tenor Madness
https://amzn.to/2R54hkN
Freedom Suite
https://amzn.to/2CVkaHt
Don’t Stop the Carnival
https://amzn.to/2NQFRt6
The Sound of Sonny
https://amzn.to/2CVkZ31
Sonny Rollins Omnibook
https://amzn.to/2CVKWzu
Sonny Rolins Transcriptions
https://amzn.to/2CVzbZW
