My mother came from St. Thomas. I heard that melody and all I did was actually adapt it. I made my adaptation of sort of an island traditional melody. It did become sort of my trademark tune.
Sonny RollinsImprovisation is the ability to create something very spiritual, something of one's own.
Sonny RollinsI miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together.
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