Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
Live album by
Sonny Rollins
ReleasedAugust 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)
RecordedSeptember 15, 2001 (2001-09-15)
GenreJazz
LabelMilestone
ProducerSonny Rollins, Lucille Rollins
Sonny Rollins chronology
Live in London
(2004) 		Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
(2005) 		Live in Europe
(2006)

Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert is a 2005 live album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in Boston on September 15, 2001.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Writing for Allmusic, Scott Yanow praised the album, saying it was "arguably Sonny Rollins' best recording of the past decade, and is a highly recommended set", and that "[w]hile many of his detractors feel that his studio recordings since the 1970s have not had the excitement of his live concerts, they should find much to enjoy on this passionate if not flawless set". He concluded that "[h]is playing sounds a bit like a purging of bad memories, while at the same time seeming hopeful about the future."

Track listing

  1. "Without a Song" (music: Vincent Youmans; lyrics: Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu) – 16:37
  2. "Global Warming" (Sonny Rollins) – 15:16
  3. "Introductions" – 0:59
  4. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (music: Manning Sherwin; lyrics: Eric Maschwitz) – 10:57
  5. "Why Was I Born?" (music: Jerome Kern; lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II) – 16:14
  6. "Where or When" (Rodgers and Hart) – 12:20

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert – Sonny Rollins at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. ^ 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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