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#1 2022-06-20 05:15:25
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The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
From an article/interview with Whitney Balliett, circa 1960, after Rollins had dropped out of sight for a while.
(Sammy Ambrose might well follow his example).
Up top: grey turtleneck, blue and white striped button-down, blue-grey v-neck.
Down below: grey slacks, black shoes.
Accompanied by pork pie hat (medium brim) and gabardine overcoat.
#2 2022-06-20 05:17:08
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
Then there was Gunther Schuller, around the same time: check shirt, olive drab cords, mocs, no socks.
#3 2022-06-20 05:31:23
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
Now, is the turtleneck/button-down look not one once seen at Russell Street? Jeff and Kenny?
#4 2022-06-20 09:31:47
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
The cover of The Bridge. The shaven head. The Karmann Ghia, white jacket and baseball cap in that gatefold sleeve image.
No V-necks worn or sold at 2 Russell Street that I can recall. The crewneck reigned supreme in those days.
#5 2022-06-20 09:33:26
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
The mohawk/mohican!
JIVY Ivy... ?
Discuss.
Trying out a Frosty Mellor vibe here.
#6 2022-06-20 11:25:08
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
Turtleneck/button-down. Not v-neck. Someone said on here some years ago (an American poster - at least, I think it was on here) the crew neck was always reckoned kosher. Woody Allen sometimes wore a v-neck. So do I.
#7 2022-06-20 11:28:55
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
Then there was Alec Wilder's jacket, slacks, loafers combo. Apparently never varied much. Wilder was posh, lived much of the time at the Algonquin, didn't give a toss for anyone but Mabel Mercer and Sinatra.
#8 2022-06-20 11:34:42
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Re: The Ivy Style Of Sonny Rollins
Come to think of it, Wilder had 'attitude'.