Sonny Rollins - On Impulse!

Sonny Rollins made some excellent recordings for Impulse in the mid-1960s, a time when his unassailable skills and acrobatic approach made him a leading saxophonist, and one of the few to rival John Coltrane. On Impulse has only five tracks, but each tells the complex, glorious story of Rollins' talent, especially in the stretched-out solos where his knack for inventively, endlessly de- and re-constructing is evident.

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Walter Booker, bass
Ray Bryant, piano
Mickey Roker, drums