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This Is What I Do
Sonny Rollins
This Is What I Do
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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With his nephew, Clifton Anderson, on trombone, Stephen Scott on piano, longtime partner Bob Cranshaw on electric bass, and Perry Wilson and Jack DeJohnette on drums, Sonny Rollins's big sound and genius for thematic impro...  more »

     
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All Artists: Sonny Rollins
Title: This Is What I Do
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Universal Japan
Release Date: 3/25/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1

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With his nephew, Clifton Anderson, on trombone, Stephen Scott on piano, longtime partner Bob Cranshaw on electric bass, and Perry Wilson and Jack DeJohnette on drums, Sonny Rollins's big sound and genius for thematic improvisation are in full effect on This Is What I Do. "Salvador," a calypso-samba tribute to the Afro-Brazilian city, is a rhythmic ancestor of his celebrated "St. Thomas." The gospel-tinged version of "Sweet Leilani" and his midtempo rendition of "The Moon of Manakoora"--from the films Waikiki Wedding and The Hurricane, respectively--both highlight Rollins's humorous side and his genius for turning corny pop tunes into jazz vehicles. Rollins also salutes dearly departed comrades with the funky "Did You See Harold Vick" and the sanctified stirrings of "Charles M" in honor of Charles Mingus. What tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has done for the past 50 years is reign as one of jazz's most thrilling improvisers. This is further proof why. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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DID YOU SEE HAROLD VICK ?
James E. Dollison | Chicago | 03/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"SONNY ROLLINS LOVES TO PUT "DIDDIES" IN HIS TUNES, AND THOSE HUMOROUS NOTES AND MELODIES IS A HALLMARK OF SONNY'S PLAYING STYLE. DID YOU SEE HAROLD VICK ? IT'S COMICAL AND HAS A GROOVE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO DANCE. SONNY HAS A LOT OF ALBUMS YOU CAN BUY TO LISTEN TO, BUY THIS ONE FOR THE " GROOVE".HAROLD VICK IS A TENOR PLAYER OUT OF CHICAGO. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS TITLE IMPLIES"