Sonny Rollins on Impulse!

Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	August 1965[1]
Recorded	July 8, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:17
Label	Impulse!
Producer	Bob Thiele
Sonny Rollins chronology
There Will Never Be Another You (1965) Sonny Rollins on Impulse! (1965) Alfie (1965)

Sonny Rollins on Impulse! is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first to be released on the Impulse! label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, Walter Booker and Mickey Roker.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]
DownBeat	[6]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states: "This date is significant for the manner in which Rollins attacks five standards with a quartet.... Sonny Rollins on Impulse! feels as if it were a recording Rollins had to get out of his system. But thank goodness for us because it's a winner through and through."^[3]

Track listing

1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) – 7:10
2. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 11:14
3. "Hold 'Em Joe" (Harry Thomas) – 5:30
4. "The Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:44
5. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 6:56

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, on July 8, 1965

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant – piano
• Walter Booker – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums

References