Tour de Force (Sonny Rollins album)

Tour de Force is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins featuring his final recordings for the Prestige label performed by Rollins with Kenny Drew, George Morrow, and Max Roach with vocals by Earl Coleman on two tracks.^[1]

References

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Rollins was in consistently creative form during this prime period but the overall set is not as classic as most of the tenor's other recordings from the 1950s".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Ee-Ah" - 6:52
2. "B. Quick" - 9:13
3. "Two Different Worlds" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) - 7:37
4. "B. Swift" - 5:15
5. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 4:21
6. "Sonny Boy" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) - 8:22 Bonus track on CD rerelease

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew - piano
• George Morrow - bass
• Max Roach - drums
• Earl Coleman - vocals (tracks 3 & 5)

References