
Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins Live in '65 & '68
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Jazz Icons: Sonny Rollins features two intimate concerts filmed in the '60s for Danish television at the pinnacle of one of his most creative periods. Cast: Sonny Rollins ... Self / Saxophone Alan Dawson ... Self / Drums Kenny Drew ... Self / Piano Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen ... Self / Bass
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Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins
Self
Sonny Rollins
Self
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Basse 65' 68'
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Basse 65' 68'
Alan Dawson
Alan Dawson
Batterie 65'
Alan Dawson
Batterie 65'
Kenny Drew
Kenny Drew
Piano 68'
Kenny Drew
Piano 68'
Albert 'Tootie' Heath
Albert 'Tootie' Heath
Batterie 68'
Albert 'Tootie' Heath
Batterie 68'
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