Here’s a cult classic from “Sunday Night,” the fearlessly eclectic TV show hosted by David Sanborn and Jools Holland in the late 1980s (better remembered by its second-season title, “Night Music”).
Dig Leonard Cohen and Sonny Rollins, paired on a haunting rendition of Cohen’s “Who By Fire,” joined by the backing singers from Was (not Was). It’s hard to tell who the leader is — is Rollins backing Cohen or is Cohen supporting Rollins? But that mystery is part of the beauty.
Also on the show that night were two other singers from Cohen’s orbit (Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen), word-jazz hipster Ken Nordine, and frequent guest George Duke.
So cool, that was freezing!!
Great song. I remember seeing this is 89. Sonny was terrific on this. I saw him live around that time when he played solo at Stanford University. What a concert that was!