Today’s Guardian features an interview with jazz legend Sonny Rollins on the 60th anniversary of his return to performing and recording after his much fabled two year break in which he practised on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.
We’ve dug out two live performances of Sonny at his most creative in 1965 & 68 where his improvisations on jazz standards draw on an astonishing mix of influences combined with a unique wit and desire to explore.