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Reel Life (Sonny Rollins album)

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Released
  
1982

Artist
  
Sonny Rollins

Label
  
Milestone Records

Recorded
  
August 17–22, 1982

Release date
  
1982

Genre
  
Jazz

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Reel Life (1982)
  
Sunny Days, Starry Nights (1984)

Producers
  
Sonny Rollins, Lucille Rollins

Similar
  
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Reel Life is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1982, featuring performances by Rollins with Bobby Broom, Yoshiaki Masuo, Bob Cranshaw and Jack DeJohnette.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos states: "As the career of Rollins moved into fourth gear, his love for hard bop, Caribbean music, and funkier styles continued to appeal to die-hard fans and the urban crowd. A matchless melodic tenor saxophone, Rollins just kept rolling along."

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Reel Life" - 6:14
  2. "McGhee" (Howard McGhee, Sonny Rollins) - 4:20
  3. "Rosita's Best Friend" - 6:22
  4. "Sonny Side Up" (Yoshiaki Masuo) - 6:47
  5. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:55
  6. "Best Wishes" (Duke Ellington, Ted Koehler) - 5:43
  7. "Solo Reprise (Sonny)" - 2:12
  • Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on August 17–22, 1982

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Rollins: tenor saxophone
  • Bobby Broom: guitar
  • Yoshiaki Masuo: guitar, electric guitar, claves
  • Bob Cranshaw: electric bass, cabasa
  • Jack DeJohnette: drums, congas, maracas

    • Songs

    1Reel Life6:14
    2McGhee4:20
    3Rosita's Best Friend6:22

    References

    Reel Life (Sonny Rollins album) Wikipedia
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