Strivers Row
This 1957 Sonny Rollins homage to an upscale Harlem neighborhood first appeared on the album, A Night at the Village Vanguard.
One reason I like this song so much is because I saw Sonny perform at
the Village Vanguard many times and I can still remember how cool he
looked up there in his shades, performing his solos with the grace and
energy of Ali in a championship fight. Sonny was one of the first jazz
musicians to develop the long solo, inventing complex variations of a
song’s melody.
Sonny Rollins
June 24, 2019
