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Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins
By Levy, Aidan
- ISBN
- 9780306902796
- Publisher
- Hachette
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Starred Review on December 1, 2022 | Arts & Humanities
Levy's (Dirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed) biography of saxophone great Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (b. 1930) meticulously moves from year to year with material gleaned from 200 interviews and much-neglected sources. He describes Sonny's childhood, his start on the saxophone, and his initial professional success with Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk that drug abuse and short prison stints partly tarnished. Levy continues with Rollin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
