Tracklist
1. On Green Dolphin Street
2. Everything Happens To Me
3. Hold 'Em Joe
4. Blue Room
5. Three Little Words
2. Everything Happens To Me
3. Hold 'Em Joe
4. Blue Room
5. Three Little Words
On Impulse!
he mid-'60s were a troubled, dissatisfied musical period for Sonny Rollins.
ON IMPULSE, recorded in 1965, reflects an occasional vagueness and a tendency to disappear into long, ambiguous improvisations. Despite this, the album includes some brilliant moments that display the kind of discipline and focus the tenor saxophonist is capable of.
At his best, Rollins creates a sense of cohesion through his unmistakably distinct phrasing and his subtle way of bringing colours and textures to his music.
In Rollins' hands, the jazz standard "Everything Happens to Me" becomes multi-dimensional, with a variety of shades and nuances not usually found in the song. Another standout is the vigorous calypso tune "Hold "Em, Joe", but Rollins' mastery is illustrated nowhere better than the zippy, high-speed "Three Little Words". Here he never loses his wit, accuracy, or the vividness of his articulation, despite the song's daunting speed and intricacy.
ON IMPULSE, recorded in 1965, reflects an occasional vagueness and a tendency to disappear into long, ambiguous improvisations. Despite this, the album includes some brilliant moments that display the kind of discipline and focus the tenor saxophonist is capable of.
At his best, Rollins creates a sense of cohesion through his unmistakably distinct phrasing and his subtle way of bringing colours and textures to his music.
In Rollins' hands, the jazz standard "Everything Happens to Me" becomes multi-dimensional, with a variety of shades and nuances not usually found in the song. Another standout is the vigorous calypso tune "Hold "Em, Joe", but Rollins' mastery is illustrated nowhere better than the zippy, high-speed "Three Little Words". Here he never loses his wit, accuracy, or the vividness of his articulation, despite the song's daunting speed and intricacy.
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