In 1959, Rollins was a few years into one of the great hot streaks in jazz history when he took a three-week trip to Europe. Three hours from that tour are heard on a new Rollins-approved reissue.

Sonny Rollins is, as the title of his 1957 album says, a “Saxophone Colossus.” Indefatigable in improvisation, uncorrupted in artistry, and always swinging and melodious, Mr. Rollins (b. 1930) is the ...

Joshua Redman, Jack DeJohnette, Gary Giddins and more musicians and writers highlight their favorites from the “saxophone colossus.” Credit...Dante Zaballa Supported by By Giovanni Russonello Walter ...

The private musings of Sonny Rollins reveal an artist devoted to the rigors of self-improvement. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...

“What made me withdraw and go to the bridge was how I felt about my own playing,” the artist recalled. “I knew I was dissatisfied.” Every New Yorker is dissatisfied in their own way, but only one ...

There’s a moment that never ceases to amaze me in a 1932 Jerome Kern song, “I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star,” as played by Sonny Rollins in the late 1950s. Modern jazz, vaudeville, and operetta coalesce ...

From entries in The Notebooks of Sonny Rollins, which will be published in April by New York Review Books. Another good day to think and be thankful for. There is today in existence a fraternity of ...

Saxophone giant Sonny Rollins had already established himself throughout the 1950s with a string of albums on the Prestige label, including the esteemed Saxophone Colossus, which was released shortly ...

Legendary jazz drummer Jack DeJohnette, known for his work with Miles Davis, has died at age 83 from congestive heart failure.

This is FRESH AIR. Although Kevin Whitehead recently stepped down as our jazz critic, we succeeded in convincing him to still occasionally contribute to our show as a jazz historian. Today, he has ...