Description
Even though it's not as classic sounding as other Blue Note titles such as Vol. 2 or Newk's Time, Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 will satisfy Sonny Rollins fans with a mostly loose and free-flowing set; the hard-swinging originals "Bluesnote" and "Sonnysphere" certainly fit the bill, while the loping blues "Decision" and easy swinger "Plain Jane" up the ante with fetching head statements. Topping things off, Rollins includes one of his singular Broadway song interpretations with the Finian's Rainbow ballad "How Are Things in Glocca Mora."
Sonny Rollins Volume 1 is reissued here as part of the Blue Note's 75th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue Campaign spearheaded by current Blue Note Records President, Don Was.