Saxophone Colossus Quotes

“Sonny was calling. Cohen turned his back to the audience to watch Sonny channel a religious fervor. Sonny played one of the bluesiest solos of his career and still managed to squeeze in a tongue-in-cheek reference to “Pop Goes the Weasel.” He had internalized the laughing-to-keep-from-crying impulse common to both klezmer and the blues.138 When Sonny finished his chorus”
― Aidan Levy, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

“He would often remind his protégés that “Know” was a palindrome for Monk, with the M flipped upside down.”
― Aidan Levy, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins