Rollins on Kennedy Center Honors

**BobD** · 12-28-2011, 02:32 AM

He won't be playing but they just did Neil Diamond and they had a bunch of performers doing his music.

**sonnymobleytrane** · 12-28-2011, 03:32 AM

Yeah you might have missed Sonny. They did his segment before Neil Diamond's.

Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Jimmy Heath,Benny Golson, Christian McBride, Roy Hargrove, Herbie Hancock .....all played.

It was nice.

**jazzbluescat** · 12-28-2011, 03:40 AM

Darn! I missed it! [on PBS? I gotta pay more attention to PBS.]

**Jazzaferri** · 12-28-2011, 03:43 AM

Was pretty cool. Glad that he got that recognition

**Bubba06** · 12-28-2011, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by jazzbluescat

Darn! I missed it! [on PBS? I gotta pay more attention to PBS.]

I was told it was on CBS; But I missed it too. When I was looking on tvguide.com for my station number there was an option to watch videos, but they weren't loaded on there when I last looked. I'm going to try again later when I get a few minutes.

-Bubba-

**clarnut** · 12-28-2011, 11:29 AM

You can see the video of the tribute to Sonny at

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vid...lins/17u83w95r

I am sure that the live performances must be somewhere out there as well

**paulwl** · 12-28-2011, 02:26 PM

Bill Cosby's intro was great...the name Sonny Rollins has a meaning in all languages.

I was happiest to see Jim Hall, now 81, and Jimmy Heath, who is 85! Too bad all the cats could not have been given more time!

Sonny is a private guy and disdains the limelight, but he was very gracious about it all.

Chatting with Barbara Cook.