Posted on March 16, 2003 by Scott Johnson

Sonny Rollins at 72

Yesterday’s St. Paul Pioneer Press carried this interesting but overly brief wire service profile by Tom Moon of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins at 72: “At 72, Rollins still the gold standard in jazz.” Let’s supplement Moon’s profile with his review of Rollins’ performance in Philadelphia on March 7: “Rollins takes his time in setting his hooks.”

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