Sonny Rollins - Alfie (1966)

Artist: Sonny Rollins
Title Of Album: Alfie
Year Of Release: 1966
Label: Impulse!, MCA
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Post Bop
Format: Flac/Cue/Log/Artwork
Quality: Lossless
Total Time: 33:37
Total Size: 198 MB(+3%)

Tracklist

01 - Alfie's Theme
02 - He's Younger Than You Are
03 - Street Runner with Child
04 - Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
05 - On Impulse
06 - Alfie's Theme Differently

personnel :

Sonny Rollins – composer, tenor saxophone
J.J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1 & 2)
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone (tracks 3-6)
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone
Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
Roger Kellaway – piano
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Walter Booker – bass
Frankie Dunlop – drums
Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor

Sonny Rollins compositions for the film Alfie (which benefited greatly from Oliver Nelson's arrangements) are heard on this CD as played by Rollins and a ten-piece band. The music easily stands by itself without the movie and Rollins is in fine form on these generally memorable themes, particularly "On Impulse" and "Alfie's Theme." This superlative effort was most recently reissued on an Impulse CD in 1997.~ Scott Yanow

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Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders (1958)

Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! & There Will Never Be Another You (2011)

Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album (1985)

Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down (1966)

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