Johnson and roger kellaway, arranged and conducted by oliver nelson. Recorded in 1966 with an eleven piece band the music was composed by rollins for the motion picture alfie. Joined by pianist tommy flanagan, bassist doug watkins, and drummer max roach, rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of st. Thomas, tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat, introduces strode rode, is lyrical on you don. A jack the lad, with a sad ending of being lonely on waterloo bridge with his dog the only best friend he has. Music profile for sonny rollins, born 7 september 1930.
Apr 01, 2017 im thinking of sonny rollinss score for the 1966 british comic drama alfie, the title song of which is so enduringly familiar that mere mention of the films title often prompts the. The compositions are fine and stand on their own feet so much film music doesnt. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Tenor saxophonist sonny rollins loaned his flair for the dramatic to the score for the film alfie, accompanying the story of what the liner notes describe as the involuntary education of a hipster. Sonny rollins, oliver nelson, sonny rollins alfie amazon. Sonny rollinsalfieflac 96khz24bit downloadacoustic sounds. Also, i like sonny s sound his cuts dont have to be eight minutes long to be enjoyable for me. Alfie is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist sonny rollins of music composed for the 1966 british film of the same name it features performances by rollins, with kenny burrell, jimmy cleveland, j. Listen free to sonny rollins alfie alfies theme, hes younger than you are and more. Revisiting sonny rollinss score for alfie, a musical masterwork. Your top 3 sonny rollins albums steve hoffman music forums. Records, he released a soundtrack to the 1966 film alfie, as well as there will never be another you and sonny rollins on impulse. Jazz hard bop postbop sonny rollins 1966 2019 added. Arranged by oliver nelson, the soundtrack follows the characters evolution from the carefree, rakish lothario of alfies theme to the.
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I really like sax colossus and one of the reasons is because i like sonny with piano but this piano in particular. Alfie sonny rollins to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Listen to your favorite songs from alfie by sonny rollins now. Mar 15, 2017 tenor madness was the recording that, once and for all, established newk as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades and gives an indication why a young rollins was so well liked, as his fluency, whimsical nature, and solid construct of melodies and solos gave him the title of. Mar 15, 2017 the bridge was the album that marked sonny rollins return to recording after a threeyear selfimposed hiatus that began in 1959. Thomas, tears into the chord changes of mack the knife here called moritat, introduces strode rode, is lyrical on you. Alfie hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music downloads.
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