Here's to the People
1991 studio album by Sonny Rollins
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Studio album by Sonny Rollins | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | August 10, 17, 24 & 27, 1991 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 54:03 | |||
Label | Milestone | |||
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Here's to the People is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1991, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris, Bob Cranshaw, Roy Hargrove, Jack DeJohnette, Steve Jordan, and Al Foster.[1]
Reception
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Nothing very innovative occurs but the music is quite pleasing."[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
- "Why Was I Born?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 6:36
- "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 7:45
- "Here's to the People" - 7:58
- "Doc Phil" - 5:16
- "Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 9:38
- "Young Roy" - 6:39
- "Lucky Day" (Ray Henderson) - 5:13
- "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Gershwin, Kern) - 5:34
- Recorded in NY on August 10 (tracks 3 & 7), 17 (track 4), 23 (tracks 1, 5 & 8) and 27 (tracks 2 & 6), 1991
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
- Clifton Anderson - trombone (tracks 3, 4 & 7)
- Roy Hargrove - trumpet (tracks 2 & 6)
- Mark Soskin - piano
- Jerome Harris - guitar (tracks 1, 3–5, 7 & 8)
- Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
- Jack DeJohnette - drums (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8)
- Steve Jordan - drums (tracks 3 & 7)
- Al Foster - drums (tracks 2 & 6)
References
- ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 22, 2009.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Here's to the People > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Moving Out
- Work Time
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4
- Tenor Madness
- Saxophone Colossus
- Rollins Plays for Bird
- Tour de Force
- Sonny Boy
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1
- Way Out West
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
- The Sound of Sonny
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- Sonny, Please
- A Night at the "Village Vanguard"
- There Will Never Be Another You
- The Cutting Edge
- Don't Stop the Carnival
- G-Man
- Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
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