Jazz & Sax Monthly

Whether or not you’re an improvising musician or not, creativity is an integral part of this profession. We need creativity not only to find the best ways to play a passage, express a cadenza, whale a bluesy solo, or play the most interesting chord progressions over a modal tune. We need creativity first and foremost, [...]

Today I’m going to tell you about an experience I had when I was in the early years my profession. I was a hard lesson to learn, but also one I never forgot.

In honor of saxophonist Sonny Rollins, here’s a video from 1965 in Denmark, with Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen bass and Alan Dawson drums. On Rollin’s personal website he has leadsheets and solo transcriptions for sale! Go check’em out!