ORG Music - ORGM - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -
Pressed at Pallas - Mastered By Bernie Grundman - Limited Edition
180g Vinyl Mastered From Original Analog Tapes By Bernie Grundman Pressed at Pallas In Germany!
This underrated music is well worth an extensive search.
Sonny Rollins' mid-sixties experiment with bossa nova was completely different than was Stan Getz “Jazz Samba”. Rollins stayed true to his bop and avant garde roots, using bossa nova as a surgeon uses a scalpel, to dissect and deconstruct familiar melodies and turn them into something new. This hip reinterpretation of standards is Sonny's trademark, and in this album it's uncompromising.
The whole album is interesting and highly original, but I will only comment on one cut, Rollins' deconstruction of a sentimental broadway ballad from "Camelot". He takes the kitsch out of this tune and turns it into a fierce meditation on the origins of jazz, the mystery of rhythm, and the fundamental particles of melody. Rollins' version of "If Ever I Would Leave You" is nothing less than this: one of the greatest tenor solos in the history of jazz.
RCA Victor's Studio B, New York, NY, April 5, 25, 26, and May 14, 1962.
Musicians:
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax
Jim Hall, guitar
Bob Cranshaw, bass
Ben Riley, drums
Candido Camero, congas
Dennis Charles, percussion
Frank Charles, percussion
Willie Rodriguez, percussion
Side 1:
1. If Ever I Would Leave You
2. Jungoso
Side 2:
1. Bluesongo
2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
3. Brownskin Girl
