Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus

David Yaffe's essay "Spirit Chaser" in the October 22nd issue of The Nation magazine captures the incomparable tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' September 18th Carnegie Hall concert with drummer Roy Haynes and bassist Christian McBride. This concert was occasioned by the discovery of broadcast recordings of Rollins' 1957 Carnegie Hall debut. Rollins plans to issue the material from both performances on his label, Doxy, in the spring. Although I missed the September 18th performance, I had the good fortune of hearing him at the 50th Monterey Jazz Festival on Sunday, September 30th. One thing is certain: the years have not diminished Rollins' creativity and inventiveness.