The Metaphysics of Sonny Rollins
Reconsidering the implications of The Bridge
Sonny Rollins. What can you even say? He was the last of the Mohicans1 — an essential piece of jazz’s midcentury-modern picture, the only surviving subject in Art Kane’s iconic yearbook photograph A Great Day in Harlem. But longevity is just one factor at play. We lionize Sonny, profoundly mourn his passing, …
