Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! canada-day-eligible Lonely Avenue

Lonely Avenue

A2: Doin' The Thing

Ital is vital

and drummer Pete La Roca further elevate this album making it one of the crown jewels of the Blue Note catalog

Tracklist & Credits - 2LP

Sonny Rollins: Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! canada-day-eligible Lonely AvenueImpulse!, 1965 Recorded in one session at Rudy Van Gelders famous New Jersey studio, Sonny Rollins first recording for the Impulse! label finds him tackling five standards with gusto, aided by the very competent band of pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Mickey Roker. While label mates and contemporaries were dabbling in the avant garde in the mid 60s, here Rollins blasts his way through a couple of tough hard bop swingers, a pair