Sonny Boy is a 1961 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins comprising four tracks from his final recordings for the Prestige label, three of which were originally released on Tour de Force, along with an unissued performance from the session that produced Rollins Plays for Bird.[1]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | October 5 and December 7, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7207 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
AllMusic critic Scott Yanow states: "Tour de Force is a more logical purchase, although the music on this CD does feature the immortal tenor saxophonist in fine form."[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Sonny Rollins except where noted.
- "Ee-Ah" – 6:52
- "B. Quick" – 9:13
- "B. Swift" – 5:15
- "The House I Live In" (Lewis Allan, Earl Robinson) – 9:21
- "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) – 8:22
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on October 5 (track 4) and December 7 (tracks 1-3 & 5), 1956
Personnel
edit- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet (backgrounds track 4)
- Kenny Drew (tracks 1-3 & 5), Wade Legge (track 4) – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
References
edit- ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed February 11, 2013.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic review, accessed February 11, 2013.
- ^ Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 602.