Sonny Boy (album)

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 performances from the session that produced Rollins Plays for Bird.^[1]

References

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	^[2]
Allmusic	^[3]

The Allmusic review by 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."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

"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

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Kenny Dorham - trumpet (track 4)
Kenny Drew (tracks 1-3 & 5), Wade Legge (track 4) - piano
George Morrow - bass
Max Roach - drums

References

↑ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed February 11, 2013.
↑ Down Beat: March 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 5
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed February 11, 2013.

Sonny Rollins

Prestige	Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet Moving Out Work Time Sonny Rollins Plus 4 Tenor Madness Saxophone Colossus Rollins Plays for Bird Tour de Force Sonny Boy

Blue Note	Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Newk's Time Night at the Village Vanguard

RCA Victor	The Bridge What's New? Our Man in Jazz Sonny Meets Hawk! Now's the Time The Standard Sonny Rollins

Impulse!	There Will Never Be Another You Sonny Rollins on Impulse! Alfie East Broadway Run Down

Milestone	Next Album Horn Culture The Cutting Edge Nucleus The Way I Feel Easy Living Don't Ask Love at First Sight No Problem Reel Life Sunny Days, Starry Nights Dancing in the Dark Falling in Love with Jazz Here's to the People Old Flames Sonny Rollins + 3 Global Warming This Is What I Do Don't Stop the Carnival The Solo Album G-Man Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert

Other labels	Way Out West The Sound of Sonny Sonny Side Up Freedom Suite Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders Sonny, Please

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