Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask (1979) {Milestone OJCCD-915-2 rel 1996}
Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask (1979) {Milestone OJCCD-915-2 rel 1996}
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© 1979, 1996 Milestone Records / Fantasy / Universal | OJCCD-915-2 / 00025218691529
Jazz / Post Bop / Jazz Funk / Saxophone
Well it's the disco era by the time this album is released and so many people in the jazz and funk world were effected in different ways. Usually it met with mixed results but because Sonny's music was taking on a unique sound that I choose to call funk-bop (there's more on that in my other Sonny Rollins reviews) this wound up being one of his most energized,memorable and creatively satisfying albums of the decade. Not only is Sonny and his band here endlessly abound with creative ideas but also managed to bring the very best out of the musicianship. Miles Davis' drummer Al Foster and guitarist Larry Coryell, himself one of the very earliest architects of jazz fusion in the 60's are the musicians here aside from Sonny who really help a lot in the inspired sound of the music.
"Harlem Boys","And Then My Love Found You" and…the troublingly titled "Disco Monk" (meant as a gag by the way) find Sonny deeply inspired by the excellent "funk functioning as disco" sound made so famous at the time by people like Roy Ayers and his mixture of electric and acoustic instruments,especially in the mean rhythm section really allow the tunes to pack a tremendous punch and Sonny could'nt possibly play any better than he does here-not to mention how typically memorable the melodies and general harmonics are. These tunes are prime examples of how great Sonny's funk era sound was and even if the other cuts were lesser these would still make it an excellent album! But it only get's better from here on in and even more creative. "The File" has Larry and this jazzy-funky variation of the Bo Diddley beat on 12 string guitar as he and Sonny jam away on this tangy,uniquely arranged slice of jazz-funk. The title track is the jazzier of these cuts but also maintains a strong soulful rhythm sensability. The same goes for the softer "My Ideal" is kind of an emotional tone poem done in a similar (if slightly softer) manner were Sonny,in his clever style ends the tune with a solo that refers to "Farmer In The Dell". "Tai-Chi" throws in a really great concept adding this Asian modality to the melody and harmonic concepts,a great idea considering how many new Asian musicians were emerging in (and appreciating) jazz in all it's forms at the time. It also features Sonny trying out the lyricon on the errie,ghostly beautiful melody of the song. If I were to recommend anyone to a great Sonny Rollins album of the late 70's this would easily be the one! There's plenty of funk,groove and soul to the music and it's also highly melodic. Even so the music is acoustically textured and musically memorable enough to make those things very pleasing to someone not the least bit into jazz-funk. In short,this is really excellent music for anything you want to do listening to it.
Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask (1979) {Milestone OJCCD-915-2 rel 1996}
Personnel
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, lyricon
Mark Soskin – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
Larry Coryell – electric guitar
Jerome Harris – electric bass
Al Foster – drums
Bill Summers – congas, percussion
Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on May 15–18, 1979.
Tracklist
01 - Harlem Boys
02 - The File
03 - Disco Monk
04 - My Ideal
05 - Don't Ask
06 - Tai-Chi
07 - And Then My Love I Found You
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Sonny Rollins / Don't Ask
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Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask (1979) {Milestone OJCCD-915-2 rel 1996}
Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask (1979) {Milestone OJCCD-915-2 rel 1996}
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