Sonny Rollins plays on despite breaking his heel

Here, saxophonist Sonny Rollins is performing live at Opus 40, a sculpture park in New York, 1986.
This concert was remembered for a dramatic incident that involved Rollins misguiding a mid-solo jump from the rock stage and landing heavily on the stone surface six feet below. After a brief and tense pause Rollins continued to play while lying on is back even though it was later learned that he’d broken his heel in the fall.
This footage is from the documentary “Saxophone Colossus” by Robert Mugge.

[@andrealorenzini3163]

Great Sonny. COLOSSUS Indeed!! 🎶🎷🔥🔥💯🆙🔝❤️❤️❤️

[@Frankie-O]

1 tenor saxophone madness, indeed!

[@squiddyjamzzz]

Incredible. Sonny Rollins is Legendary

[@Frankie-O]

Sonny Rollins is our legendary jazz master.

[@jazzmac4564]

Maravilloso maestro.... que ganas de conocerte..

[@Frankie-O]

😁

[@tonysoprano1462]

True spirit of an artist

[@Frankie-O]

Sonny Rollins is the true spirit of jazz.

[@XAVIERAZADI]

That's pain we hear 🤣🤣🤣🤣That's what you call true showmanship.✌🏾✌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾

[@mgmmgm1599]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Frankie-O]

Huey Lewis brought the heart of rock & roll along. Sonny Rollins brings the heart of jazz around!

[@brianismael4553]

What can be said that has not been said before real genius .

[@Frankie-O]

Eminem was our 8 Mile genius, mentioned by Future (Mekhi Phifer) at The Shelter.

[@xaviercoll]

the last alive !!!

[@Frankie-O]

I hope Sonny Rollins makes it to a century and leaves this world somewhere past 100.

[@jazzbirdbecky]

Dayum

[@Frankie-O]

Friday brought you to that.

[@cosmicspacething3474]

3:50

[@Frankie-O]

Wait! More.

[@davepetrossian9044]

what tune is playng sonny in the end of the video

[@angelprince193]

Autumn nocture

[@rinahall]

Sonny Rollins

[@Frankie-O]

Newk

[@joaogivelho]

🙏Cuya! ..., jump. ✌

[@Frankie-O]

Van Halen, and then Madonna.

[@JazzChelin]

Anyone who knows the song name Sonny played?

[@Frankie-O]

Autumn Nocturne

[@thespiritphoenix3798]

It was a medley of tonnes of different ones including a kiss to build a dream on by Louis Armstrong

[@trobson9952]

So sad

[@Frankie-O]

😔