'Saxophone Colossus' is an appropriate description for this tenor saxophone which is considered one of the greatest living jazz artists. Sonny Rollins made his first records recording at nineteen, late forties of the last century. Unlike Parker and Coltrane was the size of his talent immediately apparent. After examining the hard bop of the early fifties, he took Monk the idea for the melody instead
… of the agreements as a starting point in his improvisations. If a more urban and sardonic counterpart Coltrane with his mesmerizing quests, Rollins is capable of long hours, unaccompanied solos playing with endless variations, produced by the most powerful sound ever been wrenched from a saxophone.more
