Rollins, Sonny / Road Shows, Vol. 1
| Album: | Road Shows, Vol. 1 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Rollins, Sonny | Added: | Dec 2008 | |
| Label: | Doxy | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-01-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-03-29 | Charts: | Jazz |
|---|
| Week Ending: | Mar 29 | Mar 8 | Feb 22 | Feb 8 | Feb 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 10, 2016: | Rebop
Tenor Madness |
4. | Jul 17, 2015: | Rebop
Best Wishes |
|
| 2. | Dec 09, 2015: | Moonlight Impressions
Best Wishes |
5. | Apr 22, 2015: | Moonlight Impressions
Some Enchanted Evening |
|
| 3. | Nov 06, 2015: | Rebop
Tenor Madness |
6. | Sep 07, 2012: | The Songsmith Show
Some Enchanted Evening |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2009-01-25
Reviewed 2009-01-25
SONNY ROLLINS: Road Shows, Vol. 1
Doxy/EmArcy, 2008
BOP – These live concert performances, spanning 1980-2007, all find the tenor sax icon in fine form. But both the strengths and weaknesses of Sonny’s shows are apparent here.
Some tracks put the focus squarely on Sonny, with the band just setting up a groove and letting him blow and blow and blow for the next 10 minutes. That’s great, but it can get more than a little tiring. On ballads, Sonny shows a lot more nuance, but then the other members of the various bands solo, and they invariably pale in comparison to the leader (exception: #7). So it’s a mixed bag.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 5, 7
1. 9:26 – Japan, 1986: simple, happy melody. SR grooves with soul & verve
2. 8:44 – France, 2006: languid ballad, muscular sax; trombone & guitar solo
3. 12:27 – Sweden, 1980: upbeat blowing session, sub-par audio/mix
4. 11:04 – Poland, 1980: slightly jittery ballad, striding sax, cheesy backing
5. 7:50 – Japan, 2000: Sonny swings over a steady walking groove
6. 12:11 – Canada, 2007: Caribbean ditty; plodding tempo but good solos
7. 9:56 – Carnegie Hall, 2007: ballad, first-rate trio, everybody shines
[ Fo ] 01/25/09
Doxy/EmArcy, 2008
BOP – These live concert performances, spanning 1980-2007, all find the tenor sax icon in fine form. But both the strengths and weaknesses of Sonny’s shows are apparent here.
Some tracks put the focus squarely on Sonny, with the band just setting up a groove and letting him blow and blow and blow for the next 10 minutes. That’s great, but it can get more than a little tiring. On ballads, Sonny shows a lot more nuance, but then the other members of the various bands solo, and they invariably pale in comparison to the leader (exception: #7). So it’s a mixed bag.
* * * | Fo’s Picks: 1, 5, 7
1. 9:26 – Japan, 1986: simple, happy melody. SR grooves with soul & verve
2. 8:44 – France, 2006: languid ballad, muscular sax; trombone & guitar solo
3. 12:27 – Sweden, 1980: upbeat blowing session, sub-par audio/mix
4. 11:04 – Poland, 1980: slightly jittery ballad, striding sax, cheesy backing
5. 7:50 – Japan, 2000: Sonny swings over a steady walking groove
6. 12:11 – Canada, 2007: Caribbean ditty; plodding tempo but good solos
7. 9:56 – Carnegie Hall, 2007: ballad, first-rate trio, everybody shines
[ Fo ] 01/25/09
Track Listing
| 1. | Best Wishes | 4. | Easy Living | |||
| 2. | More Than You Know | 5. | Tenor Madness | |||
| 3. | Blossom | 6. | Nice Lady | |||
| 7. | Some Enchanted Evening | |||||