Sonny Boy (album)

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Released1961
RecordedOctober 5 and December 7, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Sonny Boy
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedOctober 5 and December 7, 1956
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:01
LabelPrestige
PR 7207
ProducerBob Weinstock
Sonny Rollins chronology
Tour de Force
(1956)
Sonny Boy
(1961)
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1
(1957)

Sonny Boy is a 1961 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins comprising four tracks from his final recordings for the Prestige label, three of which were originally released on Tour de Force, along with an unissued performance from the session that produced Rollins Plays for Bird.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
DownBeatStarStarStarStar[3]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStarHalf star[4]

AllMusic critic Scott Yanow states: "Tour de Force is a more logical purchase, although the music on this CD does feature the immortal tenor saxophonist in fine form."[2]

Track listing

Personnel

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