Sonny Rollins – The Very Best (CD)

Sonny Rollins spent decades redefining what a tenor saxophone could say, and his catalog spans some of the most restless, harmonically adventurous improvisation in jazz history. A figure who famously retreated to the Williamsburg Bridge to practice in solitude, then returned to the bandstand stronger, Rollins embodies the idea that a musician's development never stops. This Blue Note collection draws from recordings that capture him at the peak of his powers.