A Quest to Rename the Williamsburg Bridge for Sonny Rollins
WEBApr 5, 2017 · Almost every day between the summer of 1959 and the end of 1961, the jazz great practiced atop the Williamsburg Bridge. ILLUSTRATION BY GAURAB THAKALI. Between 1953 and 1959, the jazz...
The Bridge (Sonny Rollins album) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962. [6] It was Rollins' first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first album for RCA Victor. [7]
Sonny Rollins - Wikipedia
WEBWalter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins [1] [2] (born September 7, 1930) [3] is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians.
Sonny Rollins Is 90 — It’s Time to Name the Bridge After Him
WEBSep 7, 2020 · Jazz legend Sonny Rollins — known for epic, pioneering music like ‘Freedom Suite’ — has such a deep connection to the Williamsburg Bridge that it just makes sense.
The definitive Sonny Rollins Williamsburg Bridge story
WEBThe definitive Sonny Rollins Williamsburg Bridge story. Jazz legend Sonny Rollins tells Dr. Cornel West and Professor Tricia Rose how the Williamsburg Bridge changed his life...
‘I Was So Close to the Sky. It Was Spiritual’: Sonny Rollins on Jazz ...
WEBJan 29, 2022 · It’s one of the most romantic stories in music: the jazz star rejecting fame to practise on a New York bridge for two years. Now 91, Rollins recalls those long cold days – and how he has coped after losing the power to play.
Sonny Rollins' big-hearted music speaks for itself on newly ... - NPR
WEBApr 30, 2024 · During that hiatus, he practiced on New York's Williamsburg Bridge. From the new 1959 reissue, here's Rollins in Stockholm playing his anthem, "St. Thomas." (SOUNDBITE OF SONNY ROLLINS'...
Sonny Rollins The Bridge 1959 - YouTube
WEBApr 30, 2022 · For International Jazz day, here's my Jazz Poetry account of musician Sonny Rollins' sabbatical on the Williamsburg Bridge. Unlike the other lyric videos in ...
Sonny Rollins Bridge on Vimeo
WEBThe Sonny Rollins Bridge Project is campaigning to rename the bridge to commemorate Rollins' famous sabbatical. This documentary was filmed on June 13, 2017, on the Williamsburg Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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