Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone

Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone Artist: Sonny Rollins
Label: Milestone
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 025218250122
EAN: 0025218250122
ASIN: B000000XRL


Release Date: 1996-11-05

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Tracks:

  1. Autumn Nocturne
  2. Duke Of Iron
  3. Cabin In The Sky
  4. Harlem Boys
  5. Where Or When
  6. To A Wild Rose
  7. Mava Mava
  8. Tennessee Waltz
  9. G-Man

Tracks:

  1. McGhee
  2. Someone To Watch Over Me
  3. I'm Old Fashioned
  4. Just Once
  5. Lucky Day
  6. Darn That Dream
  7. Silver City
  8. Skylark
  9. Tell Me You Love Me
  10. Biji

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great Compilation of 70's/80's Rollins.......2005-07-20

I'm giving this two-disc compilation only four stars, because except for 'G-Man,' most of this music does not even compare to early Rollins like SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS, THE BRIDGE, TENOR MADNESS, or his work with Miles Davis. However, there are still some notable tracks here and this whole compilation acts as a great introduction to later Rollins works, especially if you are only familiar with his 50's/60's music.

There are a few songs here that really stand out for me, and without this compilation, I never would have purchased any 70's Rollins. Most of the songs have a real 'Miami Vice/Disco' sound to them, and this is just an example of Sonny adapting to the times. The sax playing, though, is still magnificent. My favorite song here is the 15-minute epic 'G-Man' from the album of the same name. Another favorite of mine is 'Harlem Boys' off the DON'T ASK album. You also get 'Autumn Nocturne' performed live with an extended coda much along the same lines as Coltrane's performances of Billy Eckstine's 'I Want To Talk About You.'

I would recommend that first you get into early Rollins, especially some of his work with Max Roach. Once you've checked all that stuff out, then pick up this compilation. Rollins has TONS of records, and this two-disc set is a great place to start.

5 out of 5 stars The only Milestone Rollins you need.......1999-10-18

Rollins' Milestone recordings are notoriously erratic, but this compilation has all the good stuff with none of the filler.

4 out of 5 stars For Rollins fans probably 5 stars.......1999-08-06

I'm not a huge fan of the Rollins style but I enjoy it very much. Also, the selections are a little thin on substance. It is the absolutely incredible imporvisations and solos of Rollins that makes this compilation as good as it is. There is a lot of Rollins typically stunning improvs and solos featured in this set. Enjoy.

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  1. Memory/Vision ~ Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
  2. Love Remembers ~ George Benson
  3. Basses Loaded ~ Tom Kennedy
  4. All Smiles ~ Clarke-Boland Big Band
  5. Incredible Journey ~ Bob Mintzer Big Band
  6. First Cuckoo ~ Deodato
  7. The Crusaders' Finest Hour ~ The Crusaders
  8. Russell Malone ~ Russell Malone
  9. Swingin' for the Fences ~ Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
  10. Duo ~ Charlie Hunter & Leon Parker

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