Sonny Rollins - Sonny Please

Not my kind of jazz

Read a great review of this CD, so purchased without having heard it. I did not enjoy it as I had expected. August 13, 2007

Sunshine--The Meaning of the Message

Sonny Rollins has really made strides in jazz. From his work with Thelonious Monk until now, Sonny has been a key figure in the innovation of jazz (with an angle on island music). His style has always been a bridge between tropic music and classic jazz.

Now, in his 70's--the jazz patron has done something great here. He has finally molded a style that is tropic, classic, and electric. The sound of the music here is new, as it combines elements of all three styles.

Sonny has a passion in his blowing that reminds jazz patrons of his Saxophone Colossus years. He has a passionate take on Sonny Please that will blow you socks off (I wonder why they didn't let the whole take go? It fades at around 8 minutes of his solo----so what? He can go for 20...it's SONNY).

Of the work with guitarists (after the Jim Hall sessions) and with electric bass, this is my personal favorite. I'm happy to say those who like classic jazz, island jazz, African world music, Latin jazz, or 70-80 traditional jazz will all love this album.

4 stars---5 if next time, you let Sonny blow until he chokes--as every note he plays adds to the meaning of the message. July 27, 2007

Sonny Please

Sonny Please~ Sonny Rollins is a good jazz album with the "immortal" saxophone player Sonny Rollins. I am not a total jazz fan and I can therefore not say that I absolutely loved this album. Still and all one can not deny genius when one hears and Mr Rollins is definitely that. Being a more casual listener I view it as great background music and I view jazz this way. As something that you turn on after a hard day at work, open a cold beer and relax.
June 7, 2007

sonny's back!!

i haven't finished listening to this cd, it's playing as i type now. much that i've heard lacking in a lot of recordings from the late 70s when mr rollins seemed to be exploring a more popular sound for younger audiences has been recaptured and reshaped, that tone and timbre, his big, full sound, the wonderful improvisation, the sly americana references, the calypso blends, it's all here.

and my best regards to the group, bob cranshaw on bass, steve jordan on drums, bobby broom-guitar, kimati dinizulu-percussionist, and to clifton anderson on trombone, who really knows what it's all about. April 11, 2007

Hooked on a feeling

an outstanding CD that you'll love playing over and over. amazing how Sonny keeps reinventing himself. March 22, 2007

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