Sonny Rollins, Barbican

well... I'm not sure you were at the same concert that i attended on saturday. firstly, Sonny Rollins is anything but a "self proclaimed" saxophone colossus. he is far too humble to make such an egotistical statement.secondly,Mr Rollins' playing style in his autumn years is far from safe. It is almost as if,having played for 60+ years,he has dispensed with the obvious melody at times and plays "outside" for longer periods.I also feel that you are being a trifle unfair regarding his band as many journalists have before you. with an icon like sonny rollins,in his 80th year, it is obvious that the role of the band is to back his every whim. they do that marvellously,albeit a job which will bring them little personal praise. they are not there to compete or stand out.however, I would site Russell Malone's solo on "Sonny Please" as worthy of mention. His style couples straight ahead funk a la James Brown with a chordal style similar to Jim Hall's