Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry / France 01.19.1963 FM Broadcast Edition

This release serves as a tribute to the jazz giant Sonny Rollins, who passed away peacefully at the age of 95 in May 2026. It captures a live performance from January 19, 1963, in Paris, France—featuring a co-led quartet with Don Cherry—sourced from a high-quality radio broadcast soundboard recording and enhanced with state-of-the-art 2026 digital remastering. The original master was already of excellent quality, but the remastering process has further improved the listening experience by smoothing out transitions—fixing cuts between tracks and correcting unnatural volume dips. This performance took place during a period when spiritual and free jazz were flourishing (spearheaded by artists like Coltrane); Rollins, too, was leaning in that direction. Partnering with Don Cherry, the group explores free-jazz tendencies while incorporating elements of world music that transcend traditional jazz boundaries. Notably, the band—featuring Cherry and Billy Higgins—had recorded the album *Our Man In Jazz* with a nearly identical lineup the previous year, and the free-flowing ensemble interplay characteristic of that era is fully realized here—a must-hear for fans. Recorded at L’Olympia, Paris, France, January 19, 1963: Soundboard Recording / 2026 Remaster. 1. SOLITUDE 2. ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET 3. Announcement by Sonny Rollins 4. WITHOUT A SONG 5. SONNYMOON FOR TWO 6. EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO ME 7. 52ND ST THEME. Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone / Don Cherry – trumpet / Henry Grimes – double bass / Billy Higgins – drums.