Greg remembers Sonny Rollins, who passed this week at the age of 95. The “Saxophone Colossus” transformed modern jazz by pioneering thematic improvisation, using his robust, full-bodied tone to stretch the boundaries of hard bop and avant-garde styles.

Songs:

Sonny Rollins - “Strode Road”

Bill Evans - “Oleo”

Miles Davis/John Coltrane - “Oleo”

Wes Montgomery - “Airegin”

Sonny Rollins - “St. Thomas”

Jay gives us a musical interlude by way of a Three for Thursday. When traveling in L.A., he got an old Tom Tom Club track stuck in his head, and revisited some Kurt Vile. Last weekend, Sleepers made it’s Baltimore debut at SOWEBO and we listen to some audio from the show (featuring EJ Maynard).

Songs:

Tom Tom Club - “Genius of Love”

Kurt Vile - “Loading Zones”

Sleepers - “TV Town”

Nick closes us out with a light News with Nick. Jack Osbourne defends AI Ozzy, Chrome Hearts drops their lawsuit with Neil Young, and Billy Joel does not want you to see Billy & Me.