(Originally recorded in May 2022) There's always more to say about Sonny Rollins, so Kirk shares a few of his other favorite Sonny moments, along with some additional love for Max Roach's drumming on Saxophone Colossus.

REFERENCED:

• "St. Thomas" and "Blue 7" by Sonny Rollins from Saxophone Colossus, 1956
• "St. Thomas" as performed by Joshua Redman on Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard, 1992
• "Four" by Miles Davis performed by Sonny Rollins on A Night at the Village Vanguard, 1957
• "Without a Song" by Vincent Youmans recorded by Sonny Rollins on The Bridge, 1962
• "I Know That You Know" also by Vincent Youmans from Sonny Side Up, 1959

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