“It’s not about these records being big hits, it’s about documenting things,” Bro says of his Loveland Records label.
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“After many decades playing guitar, I realized that virtuosity isn’t what I’m looking for,” says Jakob Bro. “You can spend your whole life practicing, and in the jazz…
Sonny Rollins: a very conscientious blindfoldee.
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Editor’s Note: In tribute to the late Sonny Rollins, who passed away on May 25 at age 95, we present his first DownBeat Blindfold Test with Leonard Feather, creator of the column, from our Dec. 12, 1957, issue.
The significance lies in Sonny’s having been able, during the past year or two, to practice what he preaches. More than any other tenor player of the younger generation, he has succeeded in developing a sound and style that can be called original rather than derivative.
Sonny has been important in another area of jazz development.…
