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GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: 2010 Is a Very Sonny Year

The Chinese Lunar Calendar considers 2010 as the Year of the Tiger, but in the jazz calendar this is the Year of the Colossus. Why? All of the deserved attention focused on tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, who turned 80 on September 7—still a vibrant musical force and restless explorer. (At right, Sonny Rollins at Newport, August 2008. Ken Franckling photo)...

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07:32 on September 26 2010

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: 2010 Is a Very Sonny Year

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