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Saxophone Colossus : the life and music of Sonny Rollins / Aidan Levy.

by Levy, Aidan, 1986-

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Hachette Books, 2022.

781.65092 R754L

Rollins, Sonny.

Saxophonists -- United States -- Biography.

Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.

9780306902796 (hc.)

xii, 772 p. : ill., portraits ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (page [727]) and index.

"Sonny Rollins' seven-decade career has been well documented, but the backstage life of the man once called 'the only jazz recluse' has gone largely untold until now. Based on more than 200 interviews with Rollins himself, family members, friends, and collaborators, as well as Rollins' extensive personal archive, 'Saxophone Colossus' is the comprehensive portrait of this legendary saxophonist and composer, civil rights activist and environmentalist. A child of the Harlem Renaissance, Rollins' precocious talent landed him on the bandstand and in the recording studio with Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, or playing opposite Billie Holiday. Yet his meteoric rise to fame was not without its challenges. The story of Sonny Rollins -- innovative, unpredictable, larger than life -- is the story of jazz itself, and Sonny's own narrative is as timeless and timely as the art form he represents. Part jazz oral history told in the musician's own words, part chronicle of one man's quest for social justice and spiritual enlightenment, this is the definitive biography of one of the most enduring and influential artists in jazz and American history."--From publisher.

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