Rollins himself initially feared sobriety would impair his musicianship, but then went on to greater success. While there he was a volunteer for the then experimental methadone therapy and was able to break his heroin habit. He was assigned to the Federal Medical Center, in Lexington, which was the only assistance in the U.S. In 1952, he was arrested for violating the terms of his parole by using heroin. He spent 10 months in Rikers Island jail before being released on parole. In 1950, Rollins was arrested for armed robbery and given a sentence of three years. In his recordings through 1954, he played with such important figures as Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. His first recordings (with Babs Gonzalez) date back to 1949, the same year in which he also recorded with J.J. During his high-school years, he played in a band with other future jazz legends, Jackie McLean and Kenny Drew. Meyer) 9:23Ģ IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME (Cole Porter) 6:03ģ COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (Irving Berlin) 2:31*īorn in New York in 1930, Sonny Rollins started as a pianist, switched to alto sax, and finally found the tenor in 1946. Hackensack, New Jersey, December 2, 1955.ġ THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (Irving Berlin) 6:15ġ THERE ARE SUCH THINGS (Stanley Adams-Abel Baer-George W. COLLECTOR'S JAZZ EDITIONS AT THE BEST PRICE!.BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE BOX SETS AT UNBEATABLE PRICES.Waxtime Colored Classic LPs & Special Vinyl Editions.Easy Listening, Exotica, Soundtracks & Library Music.Jazz-Rock, Prog-Rock, Canterbury Sound, RIO & other deviances.Afro-Jazz, Disco-Funk, Soul-Jazz & Global Sounds.J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan + Related Japanese Music. Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Contemporary Music, Ambient & Minimalism.Spiritual Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Funk & Modal.Easy Listening, Exotica, Soundtracks, Chanson, Folk & Pop.R&B - Soul - Funk - R n' R - Folk & Country.
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