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The Road Shows series has accomplished what Sonny Rollins has wanted for most of his career: a recorded-music experience that is the next best thing to hearing him live. Volume 3 could be subtitled 21st Century Sonny as it spans the years 2001 through 2012, providing an overview ...
The film captures Sonny Rollins in some of his finest improvisational hours. The centerpiece of this video is the world premiere performance of concerto for tenor saxophone and orchestra, which was composed by Rollins and arranged and orchestrated by Heikki Sarmanto.
Performances featuring the jazz saxophonist filmed for Danish television. The first is from the 1965 Copenhagen Jazz Festival and the second for the 1968 television program, Saxophone Colossus.