For Sonny Rollins, the 1960s were a period of reinforcement and revolution as he refined his own concepts and responded to the music being created around him. Taking stock of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and Archie Shepp's play, Sonny formulated a series of fascinating answers, from The Bridge's elegant mainstream approach to his free-form safaris to the underbelly of free group
… improvisation with Don Cherry (On The Outside ). East Broadway Run Down is the celebration of this era, one of Sonny Rollins' most powerful recordings. Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones light up the fire with an elemental energy on every track. Meanwhile, the relaxed and extraordinarily confident Sonny responds with some of his most charged improvisations, abstract and orientating,more