Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down - 1LP 180g vinyl in Tip-On gatefold sleeve.
A heavyweight entry in the Rollins catalogue, East Broadway Run Down was recorded in 1966 and released the following year by Impulse Records. It was Rollins’ last album before industry pressures led him to take a six-year hiatus.
“Around the ten-minute mark of the title track, things get very interesting indeed — moody and spooky as Jimmy Garrison hangs on a single note, making his bass throb along while Elvin Jones widens the space and fires drum and cymbal hits in all directions. Coming off bass and drum solos that never seem to fit anywhere in the piece, it’s a supreme moment of tension-building, one that gets repeated after Rollins and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard restate the theme in unison. This is the sound of Rollins’ group working in unity.
Side 1
"East Broadway Run Down"
Side 2
Blessing in Disguise
We Kiss in the Shadows
Impulse! Cat. No. A-9121 2024
Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down - 1LP 180g vinyl in Tip-On gatefold sleeve.
A heavyweight entry in the Rollins catalogue, East Broadway Run Down was recorded in 1966 and released the following year by Impulse Records. It was Rollins’ last album before industry pressures led him to take a six-year hiatus.
“Around the ten-minute mark of the title track, things get very interesting indeed — moody and spooky as Jimmy Garrison hangs on a single note, making his bass throb along while Elvin Jones widens the space and fires drum and cymbal hits in all directions. Coming off bass and drum solos that never seem to fit anywhere in the piece, it’s a supreme moment of tension-building, one that gets repeated after Rollins and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard restate the theme in unison. This is the sound of Rollins’ group working in unity.
Side 1
"East Broadway Run Down"
Side 2
Blessing in Disguise
We Kiss in the Shadows
Impulse! Cat. No. A-9121 2024
