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I'm a huge Sonny Rollins fan, but admit I'll probably just check this one out at the library. His 2022 biography 'Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins' is really excellent though and I would recommend it even to a non-jazz fan.

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Would you share a little more why you'd recommend it even for a non-jazz fan ? I assume you mean it would be of interest to music fans more broadly, or because it has applications to interests outside of music ?

Absolutely. I meant that he has a great life story, even if he had been a visual artist or an engineer, he is just such a unique character. The book is also an interesting examination of history, the culture in Harlem when Sonny was growing up, and the evolution of popular culture generally. I guess I found it had a certain anthropological value, beyond your run of the mill jazz biography.

> I'll probably just check this one out at the library

why?

I'm not really a Sonny Rollins 'completest'. The biography I mentioned above has a special place in my personal library; something I expect to revist or lend to a friend. This new book seems a little niche, even for me.

I'm not saying I won't buy it ultimately, but it's not a 'insta-buy'.

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