Something that won’t punish the sensibilities and aesthetic intelligence of anyone :
Beyond The Notes : BBC Four this Friday, February 17th 9pm (obviously still on iPlayer)
Built around Sony Rollins’ 80th birthday concert in New York in 2010, Beyond The Notes celebrates the saxophone colossus’ astonishing life in and out of music. From a young Coleman Hawkins fan to playing alongside Charlie Parker and Miles Davis; a modern tenor sax original to a questing spiritual survivor, Rollins’ journey is one of the most remarkable in jazz.
Director Dick Fontaine first captured Rollins on film during several of his Williamsburg Bridge jams in 1968 and some of that brilliant archival footage is included in this new film. Among the music greats saluting Rollins throughout the programme are Roy Haynes, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock and Ornette Coleman.
The documentary will be followed by Arena: Sonny Rollins ’74 – Rescued!. Introduced by Jamie Cullum, this spellbinding live performance that hasn’t been seen for almost 40 years.
Sorry Andy, I tried again but it really does just make me cringe – although yes, muting it to concentrate on the hair-dos and blinding jackets does alleviate the pain somewhat.
Thanks though Essex, I may well check on that, have yet to get into Sonny as much as some of the other greats of his time but sounds like an excellent programme (though Jamie Cullum!). (It’s alright though, I’m aware my love of jazz and antipathy to the sound of C&W is a product of my relentlessly metropolitan cultural outlook and haughty liberal elitism!)
I know , it seems that the Beeb use him as someone who appeals to those who otherwise have no interest in jazz. To be fair I only became aware of the programme through selective listening of his R2 show (picking out specific tracks from the playlist).
Still at least his introduction – to what really is a fantastic gig – lasts only around 5 minutes.
Of passing interest to those not persuaded by what Sonny Rollins calls “the umbrella for all music” maybe something quite unique in my experience – kilt wearing Rufus Harley playing jazz bagpipes.
What fantastically innovative days they were. Enjoy !
Well I really enjoyed it Andy – thanks. Kind of like an off-cut from a David Lynch movie. Wikipedia says it’s from 1968 (!)- which explains I guess the slightly psychedelic twist on their traditional Opry-style outfits (and may also have encouraged the subtexts of crime, illicit love and sado masochism in the lyric,although Country sometimes does go in these directions a bit anyway)
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Painful.
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Do you have no soul?
You would need a heart of flint not to enjoy her hair do.
Don’t wait for tomorrow.
That’s pretty whack, Mr Newman. But after seeing this from Foster Friess, I needed something to laugh at.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OfAwPsLyuQ0
Something that won’t punish the sensibilities and aesthetic intelligence of anyone :
Beyond The Notes : BBC Four this Friday, February 17th 9pm (obviously still on iPlayer)
Built around Sony Rollins’ 80th birthday concert in New York in 2010, Beyond The Notes celebrates the saxophone colossus’ astonishing life in and out of music. From a young Coleman Hawkins fan to playing alongside Charlie Parker and Miles Davis; a modern tenor sax original to a questing spiritual survivor, Rollins’ journey is one of the most remarkable in jazz.
Director Dick Fontaine first captured Rollins on film during several of his Williamsburg Bridge jams in 1968 and some of that brilliant archival footage is included in this new film. Among the music greats saluting Rollins throughout the programme are Roy Haynes, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock and Ornette Coleman.
The documentary will be followed by Arena: Sonny Rollins ’74 – Rescued!. Introduced by Jamie Cullum, this spellbinding live performance that hasn’t been seen for almost 40 years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c30jy
Both are nothing but excellent
Sorry Andy, I tried again but it really does just make me cringe – although yes, muting it to concentrate on the hair-dos and blinding jackets does alleviate the pain somewhat.
Thanks though Essex, I may well check on that, have yet to get into Sonny as much as some of the other greats of his time but sounds like an excellent programme (though Jamie Cullum!). (It’s alright though, I’m aware my love of jazz and antipathy to the sound of C&W is a product of my relentlessly metropolitan cultural outlook and haughty liberal elitism!)
(though Jamie Cullum!)
I know , it seems that the Beeb use him as someone who appeals to those who otherwise have no interest in jazz. To be fair I only became aware of the programme through selective listening of his R2 show (picking out specific tracks from the playlist).
Still at least his introduction – to what really is a fantastic gig – lasts only around 5 minutes.
Of passing interest to those not persuaded by what Sonny Rollins calls “the umbrella for all music” maybe something quite unique in my experience – kilt wearing Rufus Harley playing jazz bagpipes.
What fantastically innovative days they were. Enjoy !
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Well I really enjoyed it Andy – thanks. Kind of like an off-cut from a David Lynch movie. Wikipedia says it’s from 1968 (!)- which explains I guess the slightly psychedelic twist on their traditional Opry-style outfits (and may also have encouraged the subtexts of crime, illicit love and sado masochism in the lyric,although Country sometimes does go in these directions a bit anyway)
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