The last of the classic
Sonny Rollins albums prior to his unexpected three-year retirement features the great tenor with pianist
Hampton Hawes, guitarist
Barney Kessel, bassist
Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer
Shelly Manne (all bandleaders for Contemporary Records during this era) on an unusual but inspired list of standards.
Rollins creates explorative and often witty improvisations on such songs as "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "You," "In the Chapel in the Moonlight," and roaring versions of "I've Found a New Baby" and "The Song Is You." Great music. ~ Scott Yanow