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Sonny Rollins
title: Waiting on a Friend text: more mature side of singer Jagger represented. He speaks of setting aside women and vices in favor of making some sense of his life and finding the virtues inherent in true friendship: The song is noted for its dreamy qualities brought on by the soft guitars, smooth rhythm, and Jagger's lilting refrain of "doo-doo-doo"'s. Stones-recording veteran Nicky Hopkins performs the track's running piano. The Stones hired jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins to perform the solo on this song, as well as two others on the album. On his addition to the track, Jagger said in 1985: "I had a lot of title: Sonny Rollins text: playing small nightclubs and was appearing mainly in concert halls or outdoor arenas; through the late 1990s he occasionally performed at large New York rock clubs such as Tramps and The Bottom Line. He added (uncredited) sax improvisations to three tracks by the Rolling Stones for their 1981 album "Tattoo You", including the single, "Waiting on a Friend" and the long jam "Slave (The Rolling Stones song)" That November, he led a saxophone masterclass on French television. In 1983, he was honored as a "Jazz Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1986, documentary filmmaker Robert Mugge released title: Waiting on a Friend text: trepidation about working with Sonny Rollins. This guy's a giant of the saxophone. Charlie said, 'He's never going to want to play on a Rolling Stones record!' I said, 'Yes he is going to want to.' And he did and he was wonderful. I said, 'Would you like me to stay out there in the studio?' He said, 'Yeah, you tell me where you want me to play and DANCE the part out.' So I did that. And that's very important: communication in hand, dance, whatever. You don't have to do a whole ballet, but sometimes that movement of the title: Waiting on a Friend text: "Jump Back" (1993), and "GRRR!" (2012). A 1981 live performance of the song featured on the concert film "Let's Spend the Night Together" (1983). A 1997 performance with saxophonist Joshua Redman was recorded during the Bridges to Babylon Tour and released in 1998 on the live album "No Security" and the concert film "Bridges to Babylon Tour '97–98." The song was used in the film "The Normal Heart" (2014). Rolling Stones Guest musicians Waiting on a Friend "Waiting on a Friend" is a song by the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album "Tattoo You". Released as the album's second single, title: Waiting on a Friend text: Waiting on a Friend "Waiting on a Friend" is a song by the Rolling Stones from their 1981 album "Tattoo You". Released as the album's second single, it reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. Recording of "Waiting on a Friend" (as 'Waiting for a Friend') began in late 1972 through early 1973 in Kingston, Jamaica, during the "Goats Head Soup" sessions when the band still had Mick Taylor as a member. Taylor, who was not credited, later demanded and received a share of the "Tattoo You" album royalties. In the liner notes to