About this episode

This episode explores the collaboration between Sonny Rollins and the Rolling Stones on the song 'Waiting On A Friend'.

In this bonus episode of the Behind The Song podcast, Janda shares the incredible story behind how the late, great “saxophone colossus” Sonny Rollins came to record the sax solo on the Rolling Stones hit, “Waiting On A Friend.”  Following the passing of the jazz legend at age 95, this awesome recording remains as proof that when talented musicians respect each other, the lines between genres can completely melt away.  As Mick Jagger said: "He just blew his horn and it was beautiful." See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Janda

Topics covered

• music collaboration
• jazz
• rock
• genre fusion
• musical history

Keywords

• Sonny Rollins
• Rolling Stones
• Waiting On A Friend
• saxophone
• music genres

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rolling Stones

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