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Definitively Rollins

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01 Sep 10 CHRIS SLAWECKI

The Definitive Sonny Rollins On Prestige, Riverside & Contemporary, one of three new double-disc titles in Concord's series capturing some of the most definitive jazz ever recorded, overviews Rollins' recordings for these three labels between 1951 and '58 (and simultaneously heralds Rollins' upcoming 80th birthday on Sept. 7).

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Frank Sinatra's September Of My Years was Grammy's 1965 Album Of The Year and, 45 years later, still holds pride of place in The Chairman's discography. The Concord Records re-release includes two bonus tracks, that evocative cover painting and the original liner notes by Stan Cornyn, who's writing for this project not only won him his own Grammy, but has been the subject of scholarly study....  MORE

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