NO. learn Mel-Bay first, listen to A LOT of Rhythm Changes, learn ALL of your scales all over the fret board. (Major/minor/Altered/Dominant Pentatonic etc.) Copy Charlie Parker, AND THEN...listen to your soul.
it is a GREAT FEELING! ill never be a musical genious like the greats but i can appreciate playing their masterpieces and im glad others enjoy playing them too.
This material is from Berlin, October 30, 1965, not 1957. This track and Sonny's Blues from the same concert = some of the most amazing Rollins on record IMHO.