Sonny, Please
Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
Released2006
RecordedDecember 20 & 21, 2005, January 13, February 9 & 10, 2006
StudioCarriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut
GenreJazz
Length54:27
LabelDoxy
ProducerSonny Rollins
Clifton Anderson
Sonny Rollins chronology
Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
(2004) 		Sonny, Please
(2006) 		Road Shows Vol. 1
(2008)

Sonny, Please is a 2006 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. It was released on the Doxy label, and features performances by Rollins, trombonist Clifton Anderson, guitarist Bobby Broom, bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummers Steve Jordan and Joe Corsello, and percussionist Kimati Dinizulu. It is the final studio session Rollins recorded before retiring from public performance in 2012.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jeff Tamarkin awarded the album 3.5 stars, stating: "Most of his playing here is relatively easygoing. Rollins still enjoys taking it to the limit, just not as often as he once did. He doesn't need to, though; with nothing left to prove, he can afford to stand back and just enjoy being Sonny Rollins."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Sonny, Please" - 7:59
  2. "Someday I'll Find You" (Noël Coward) - 9:53
  3. "Nishi" - 7:52
  4. "Stairway to the Stars" - (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) - 5:14
  5. "Remembering Tommy" - 7:42
  6. "Serenade (Ballet Les Millions d'Arlequin)" (Riccardo Drigo, Mario) - 8:18
  7. "Park Palace Parade" - 7:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Tamarkin, J. Allmusic Review, accessed September 19, 2011.


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