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Title
This Love of Mine
Artist
Sonny Rollins
Sonny
Rollins has remained one of the true jazz giants, ranking
up there with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and John Coltrane
as one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. He started
on piano, took up the alto, and then permanently switched
to tenor in 1946. After making his recording debut with
Babs Gonzales in 1949, Rollins made a major impact on dates
with J.J. Johnson and Bud Powell the same year; the latter
session also matched him with Fats Navarro. Rollins' abilities
were obvious to the jazz world from the start and he started
recording with Miles Davis in 1951 and with Thelonious Monk
two years later. After a period out of music, Rollins joined
the Max Roach-Clifford Brown quintet in late 1955, continuing
after Brownie's death until 1957. From then on, he was always
a leader.
Sonny Rollins' series of brilliant recordings for Prestige,
Blue Note, Contemporary, and Riverside in the 1950s found
him in peak form and he was acclaimed the top tenor saxophonist
of the time, at least until John Coltrane rose to prominence.
Therefore, Rollins' decision to drop out of music from 1959-1961
shocked the jazz world. When he came back in 1961 with a
quartet featuring Jim Hall, his style was largely unchanged
but he soon became a much freer player who was well aware
of Ornette Coleman's innovations; he even used Ornette's
cornetist Don Cherry for a time. Although his playing was
a bit more eccentric than previously, Rollins was a major
force until, in 1968, he again decided to retire.
Upon his return in 1971, Sonny Rollins was more open to
the influence of R&B rhythms and pop music, and his
recordings since then have not always been essential (often
using sidemen not up to his level) but Rollins remains a
very vital soloist. His skill at turning unlikely material
into jazz, his unaccompanied flights, and his rhythmic freedom
and tonal distortions have kept Sonny Rollins one of the
masters of jazz. He has literally dozens of superior recordings
available.
The
tracks on this album were recorded in the early 50s and
show his unique improvisational style. Accompanying Sonny
Rollins on these tracks are Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Milt
Jackson, Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Roy Haynes.
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Tracklist
1. I Know
2.
Scoops
3.
With A Song In My Heart
4.
Shadrack
5.
Time On My Hands
6.
Newks Fadeaway
7.
On A Slow Boat To China
8.
This Love Of Mine
9.
Mambo Bounce
10.
The Stopper
11.
In A Sentimental Mood
12.
Almost Like Being In Love
13.
No Moe
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