Archival Tape Edition No. 17 Sonny Rollins / On Impulse!
€444.00
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins, born September 7, 1930, is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of all times and has been called "the greatest living improviser". After a difficult youth with several months in jail, Sonny recorded recorded over sixty albums as a leader in a seven-decade career. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas","Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
"Sonny Rollins on Impulse!" is Rollin's first to be released on the Impulse! label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, Walter Booker and Mickey Roker.
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states: "This date is significant for the manner in which Rollins attacks five standards with a quartet.... Sonny Rollins on Impulse! feels as if it were a recording Rollins had to get out of his system. But thank goodness for us because it's a winner through and through."
We are very proud to welcome Sonny Rollins to our expanding MASTERCUT family with his powerful interpretation of the following classics:
SIDE A
"On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) - 7:10
"Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 11:14
SIDE B
"Hold 'Em Joe" (Harry Thomas) - 5:30
"The Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:44
"Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 6:56
MUSICIANS
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Ray Bryant - piano
Walter Booker - bass
Mickey Roker - drums
RECORDED TO TAPE
Date of Recording: July 8, 1965
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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