DAVID BIANCULLI, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins died Monday. He was 95 years old. For decades, he had been hailed as the greatest living jazz musician. Today, we're going to listen to Terry's 1994 interview w... See more
TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. There are two fat, new biographies of composers and pianists born 43 years apart. Their music transcended jazz, but recognition for their work was slow - James P. Johnson, born in 1894, and Alice Coltrane, born in 19... See more