| Tour de Force | ||||
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| Released | March 1958 [1] | |||
| Recorded | December 7, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label |
Prestige PR 7126 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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Tour de Force is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins containing his final recordings for the Prestige label. Rollins performed with Kenny Drew, George Morrow, and Max Roach, with vocals by Earl Coleman on two tracks. [2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |
[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |
[5] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Rollins was in consistently creative form during this prime period but the overall set is not as classic as most of the tenor's other recordings from the 1950s." [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz describes it as being "almost as good as Colossus, with the ferocious abstractions of 'B Swift' and 'B Quick' contrasting with the methodical, almost surgical destruction of 'Sonny Boy'." [4]
Track listing
- All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
- "Ee-Ah" – 6:52
- "B. Quick" – 9:13
- "Two Different Worlds" (Al Frisch, Sid Wayne) – 7:37
- "B. Swift" – 5:15
- "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) – 4:21
- " Sonny Boy" ( Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Al Jolson) – 8:22 Bonus track on CD rerelease
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Kenny Drew – piano
- George Morrow – bass
- Max Roach – drums
- Earl Coleman – vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
References
- ^ "Billboard". March 31, 1958.
- ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Tour de Force > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th edn), Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140515213
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
