stubs13 (August 29, 2008 at 12:53 am)

You got to love Sonny's improvisation

PLeonTube (August 14, 2008 at 9:12 am)

He plays some Lester Young stuff :) Check 1:10

PLeonTube (August 14, 2008 at 9:06 am)

You have probably forgotten what Brecker answered when he was asked how do he felt being king of sax: "Go ask Jerry Bergonzi". As for Sonny, I personally can't compare him with younger people. If you take playing jazz seriously on sax, you surely have some Sonny in your chops. So you don't own 100% credit...

alexitin (August 7, 2008 at 5:40 am)

he sounded great tonight in New York

me007963 (August 4, 2008 at 9:29 am)

i agree, he has lost his chops and his ideas feel tired. he seems ired in this video. it is sad. BUT, recently he has started to pull himself back. he has started practising properly and working on his chops and he is turning over a new leaf. i hope that works.

11119545 (August 4, 2008 at 6:51 am)

thats completly true man. awsome. he lost the strengh.

matoflash (July 13, 2008 at 6:58 pm)

I am sorry but in a way I have to agree with this fellow - I love Newk's old stuff, I mean the 50's, but when I look at him in this video, I just see a man who throws himself from side to side and his musical ideas are not a single bit "fresher" than the ones that he had in the past. And I think he definitely lost that fire he had. I know he is old, but I just don't like the way he keeps on going just because he is the famous Sonny Rollins. I like him in the past. I dislike him in the present.

Pikmar27 (July 12, 2008 at 7:54 pm)

Haha. Cool

smartinjazz8906 (July 8, 2008 at 4:50 am)

In response to Jour0n's comment.....

smartinjazz8906 (July 8, 2008 at 4:47 am)

If we're talking solely about technical ability, then I would agree with you that Brecker took insane harmonic ideas and branched them out to the limits on saxophone and on EWI, however Sonny is an original jazz giant that will never be overruled. And in my opinion, Chris Potter got his hands on that 'crown' before Brecker passed. If you haven't already, check out a bootleg copy of Potter playing All The Things You Are for a master class unaccompanied......you'll see what I mean ;)