The Road Shows series has accomplished what Sonny Rollins has wanted for most of his career: a recorded-music experience that is the next best thing to hearing him live. Volume 3 could be subtitled 21st Century Sonny as it spans the years 2001 through 2012, providing an overview of the music and musicians that have engaged Rollins in the new millennium. It consists of six tracks recorded in the U.S., Japan, and France, and includes the debut recording...

Three separate shows reveal Coltrane's ascending creative arc from hard bop innovation as a member of the Miles Davis Quartet to consummate bandleader to unrivalled jazz visionary.