Music Review

Silver City (1996)

Sonny Rollins
Reviewed by Chip Deffaa | Oct 25, 1996
EW's GRADE
A

Details Lead Performance: Sonny Rollins; Genre: Jazz

Sonny Rollins, the greatest living tenor-sax improviser, celebrates his silver anniversary at Milestone Records with the two-CD retrospective Silver City. Whether he's creating and releasing tension on ''Autumn Nocturne'' or exuding vitality on ''Tell Me You Love Me,'' Rollins' strength and honesty are striking. The only flaws: Some studio renditions (''Duke of Iron'') lack the almost supernatural power they possess in concert. A

Originally posted Oct 25, 1996 Published in issue #350 Oct 25, 1996 Order article reprints

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