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Guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute to the great saxophonist Sonny Rollins on his new album, Notes of Thanks, an exploration of Rollins' compositions. The guitarist is joined on the adventure by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer (and fellow Rollins alum) Kobie Watkins. Working with Rollins was the gig of a lifetime for young Broom, who was a junior at New York’s High School of Music and Art when he first played with Sonny at Carnegie Hall, then at 20 went on the road with Rollins for six years. “I felt like now was the right time,” Broom says. “I wanted to say thank you to Sonny while he is here.”