Sonny Rollins - The Cutting Edge

One of the world''s great tenor saxophonists, Sonny Rollins has always been committed to the fundamental truths of jazz, especially swing. He has managed to be consistently experimental and forward-looking, and he has recorded at least a dozen essential albums. Here, Richard Palmer charts Rollins''s career in full.>

About the author

Richard Palmer writes regularly for Jazz Journal International and is series editor for Eastnote, Hull University Press's new imprint of jazz studies. He is the author of a number of books on jazz.

Richard Palmer is Director of General Education at Bedford School, where for twenty years he was Head of English. A regular contributor to Jazz Journal International, he has published widely in the fields of literature, education and jazz.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Palmer
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2004
• EAN: 9780826469168
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-6916-8
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 142 mm x 218 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Bayou Jazz Lives; Bayou Jazz Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Jazz, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, HISTORY / United States / General, Biography / Autobiography, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Biography: arts and entertainment