5つ星のうち4.0produzione di Rollins del periodo post 71
2020年10月23日にイタリアでレビュー済み
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Dopo il ritiro spirituale 1969-71, Rollins è entrato in un periodo caratterizzato da un fraseggio più rilassato, producendo musica per piccoli gruppi (quartetto o quintetto) caratterizzata dall'interpretazione di standard vecchi e nuovi o "canzoni" di sua scrittura; non ci sono strutture complicate, è musica essenziale e godibile nell'ascolto però mai banale. Il timbro del tenore è sempre quello inconfondibile, così come il fraseggio e la ritmica: riflettono la acquisita serenità dell'uomo. In questo caso è un quartetto con Flanagam o Scott al piano, De Johnette o Foster alla batteria; unico neo a mio parere è l'uso del basso elettrico (Cranshaw in questo caso) che sarebbe diventato una costante dal 1972 in poi: il contrabbasso avrebbe arricchito in timbri la musica. Questo disco del 1995 è tra i migliori post '71 assieme a Easy Living del '77 e This Is What I Do del 2000.
5つ星のうち5.0Jazz Critic Praises Sonny Rollins Album for Its Pure Hard Bop and More
2011年8月23日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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In his rewarding book, Sonny Rollins: The Definitive Musical Guide, jazz critic Peter Niklas Wilson praises this 1995 album and describes its virtues in some detail. His analysis of Sonny Rollins + 3 may be worth quoting here as means of assisting those wondering whether to purchase this album:
"The album title brings back memories of the '50s, and evokes memories of classic Rollins LPs like Sonny Rollins + 4. Save for the Rollins originals 'Biji' and 'H. S.,' the repertoire is retrospective, too, and even the line-up goes back a long way: Flanagan was the pianist on Saxophone Colossus, and both Flanagan and Cranshaw participated on the 1965 live date There Will Never Be Another You. However, this is also the CD debut of Rollins' collaboration with Stephen Scott, his preferred pianist to this day. And if you listen closely to this CD, you will discover not only the similarities of the mid-90s Rollins with 50s Newk, but also the differences. And these differences are by no means negative, as some hard-core nostalgiacs would have it."
"True, Rollins timbre has changed with the years, and the somewhat gritty sound of recent Rollins may be an aquired taste. True, the not-so-young saxophonist on this recording has trouble controlling his vibrato in the ballad selections, and, on 'Cabin in the Sky,' there's noticeable difficulty with the instrument's high end. But consider 'H. S.,' a homage to hard-bop legend Horace Silver (another musician haunted by his glorious past). The theme with its catchy hookline, ending on a descending fifth, is pure hard bop, and in his solo, Rollins plays some of the archetypal percussive phrases that were his hallmark in hard bop's heyday. But then there are also sheets-of-sound departures from the beat, free harmonic investigations, short bursts of pure energy playing that prove that Rollins has drastically expanded his rhythmic and melodic/harmonic vocabulary since the good old days."
"And listen to how the funk sections of 'Biji,' one of the more memorable recent Rollins tunes, inspire Tommy Flanagan to some very fresh playing,and how beautifully Jack DeJohnette interacts with the leader on 'They Say It's Wonderful.' Yes, there are more than enough reasons for the old Rollins fans to like this album. But that doesn't by any means prove that Sonny Rollins + 3 is nostalgic."
Highly recommended for all fans of Sonny Rollins and for those who still appreciate the sounds and rhythms of classic hard bop.
Diese Aufnahme des ausnahme Saxophonisten Sonny Rollins darf zu einer der gelungendsten der letzten Jahrzehnte zählen. Aufgenommen mit zwei Quarteten (jeweils Klavier, Bass, Schlagzeug und der Meister himself), besteht das Programm aus altbekannten Standards und zwei Rollins Eigenkompositionen. Die Standards sind in gewohnter Rollinsmanier sehr gut und kreativ interpretiert. Vor allem die beiden langen Titel - "What a difference a day made" und "I've never been in love before" zeugen von der improvisatorischen Qualität Rollins'. Die Originale sind da eine willkommene Abwechslung im klassischen Rollins-Stil. Da die Aufnahme durchaus typische Rollinszüge enthält, ist sie auch als Einstieg zum Kennenlernen geeignet.