The Way I Feel
Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
Released1976
RecordedAugust–October 1976
Studio
GenreJazz
Length36:55
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology
Nucleus
(1975) 		The Way I Feel
(1976) 		Easy Living
(1977)

The Way I Feel is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1976, featuring performances by Rollins with Patrice Rushen, Lee Ritenour, Billy Cobham, and Bill Summers with a brass section added on five tracks.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of Sonny Rollins' lesser sets of the 1970s".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Island Lady" - 5:51
  2. "Asfrantation Woogie" - 3:14
  3. "Love Reborn" (George Duke, Flora Purim) - 5:13
  4. "Happy Feel" - 3:53
  5. "Shout It Out" (Patrice Rushen) - 5:45
  6. "The Way I Feel About You" (Duke) - 5:34
  7. "Charm Baby" - 7:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sonny Rollins discography accessed 28 September 2009
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "The Way I Feel > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1236. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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