Sonny Rollins

Europe 2022 press.
The title isn’t exaggerating. This is Rollins at his peak, blasting through five tracks that pretty much set the standard for hard bop tenor sax. St. Thomas alone is worth the price of admission - breezy calypso turned jazz classic - and the rest swings like mad. Big tone, big tunes, big energy. FFO: Horns that rattle your fillings, holiday vibes gone jazzy, your da saying “now this is music,” and anyone who’s tried to hum along and nearly passed out.