Sonny Rollins – East Broadway Run Down
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Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins [click here to see more products featuring Sonny Rollins]
Drums – Elvin Jones [click here to see more products featuring Elvin Jones]
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Written by Sonny Rollins (A1, B1), Oscar Hammerstein II & Richard Rodgers (B2)
1 LP, Gatefold Jacket
Original Analog Master Tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record Color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Impulse Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Impulse!
Recorded in May 9, 1966 at Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced, by Bob Thiele
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith
Cover Painting by Mel Cheren
Photography by Bob Thiele, Charles Stewart
Design by Robert Flyn, Joe Lebow
Liner Notes by Nat Hentoff, Bob Thiele
Originally released in January, 1967
Reissued in 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- East Broadway Run Down
Side B:
- Blessing In Disguise
- We Kiss In A Shadow
Reviews :
“Around the ten-minute mark of the title track, things get very interesting indeed -- moody and spooky as Jimmy Garrison hangs on a single note, making his bass throb along while Elvin Jones widens the space and fires drum and cymbal hits in all directions. Coming off bass and drum solos that never seem to fit anywhere in the piece, it's a supreme moment of tension-building, one that gets repeated after Rollins and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard restate the theme in unison. This is the sound of Rollins' group working in unity. For much of "East Broadway Run Down," though, the rhythm section is off doing their thing, usually together, while Rollins meanders about in limbo, seemingly trying to figure out what it is that he should be doing. That Rollins was having an off day for this recording is a suspicion that's strengthened by Hubbard's part -- where Rollins is wandering, Hubbard is charging ahead, focused and tight, fitting with the rhythm section, keeping the tension up.
The remainder of the album is more on the mark, with "Blessing in Disguise" being quite enjoyable -- it starts out in a cheerfully traditional vein and gradually, subtly, starts to slide off into an improvisational area only to come back again to the traditional, and so back and forth. Rollins floats his sax line around the melody with only occasional excursions toward the outer regions. "We Kiss in a Shadow," though, is charmingly straightforward, a ballad rendering supported by Jones and Garrison locking together on a nice rhythm construction that lets Rollins float around the melody." AllMusic Review by Steven McDonald.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.52 / 5 ; The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide : 3 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 3.5 / 4