Jazz Beat 50 – An Interview with Sonny Rollins

Jazz Beat

Sep 3, 202040:15Society & Culture

Tom Reney interviewed Sonny Rollins in August 2020 for a project honoring Yusef Lateef’s centennial. Sonny enjoyed a long friendship with Yusef, and he considers the late saxophonist a mentor and spiritual inspiration. T...

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