On July 17, 1974, Sonny Rollins performed at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London—two years after his 1972 comeback following a lengthy sabbatical. At the time of his gig, a film was shot, then shelved and now, for the first time, it has been cleaned up and is up online.
Sonny's band at Ronnie Scott's featured Sonny Rollins (ts), Rufus Harley (ss,bagpipes), Yoshiaki Masuo (el-g), Bob Cranshaw (el-b) and David Lee (d).
Songs featured were The Cutting Edge, Don't Stop the Carnival, A House Is Not a Home, Dearly Beloved, Sais, East Broadway Rundown and his Alfie movie theme, among others.
Here's Sonny Rollins: Live at Ronnie Scott's 1974, a film newly posted to YouTube four days ago, on Sonny's 94th birthday...
