Sonny ROLLINS - Alfie 1966

Sonny ROLLINS - Alfie 1966

Jazz

While Sonny Rollins's saxophone solos epitomized his best free-flowing improvisational ideas, he let the story of Michael Caine's philandering character determine the mood of this 1966 soundtrack. But knowing the movie's plot is not essential to hearing how this disc is a unique part of Rollins's oeuvre. A long-standing individualist, Rollins worked with director Lewis Gilbert to devise a narrative, and then conductor Oliver Nelson wrote arrangements based on his charts. Rollins is famous for his small groups, but here he leads an 11-piece band and gives considerable space to guitarist Kenny Burrell. The collaboration embellishes Rollins's playing, which was as strong in the mid-'60s as in his more celebrated years. And "Alfie's Theme" has become an unlikely jazz standard.
By Aaron Cohen.
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Sonny Rollins- (Tenor Sax);
Oliver Nelson- (Arranger, Tenor Sax);
Phil Woods- (Alto Sax);
Bob Ashton- (Tenor Sax);
Danny Bank- (Baritone Sax);
Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson- (Trombone);
Roger Kellaway- (Piano);
Kenny Burrell- (Guitar);
Walter Booker- (Bass);
Frankie Dunlop- (Drums).
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A1. Alfie's Theme  10:25
A2. He's Younger Than You  5:07

B1. Street Runner with Child  4:00
B2. Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad  5:50
B3. On Impulse  5:07
B4. Alfie's Theme Differently  3:44
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