Sonny Rollins - Don't Stop the Carnival (1978) 320 kbps

Tracklist

01. Don't Stop the Carnival 8:46
02. Silver City 8:08
03. Autumn Nocturne ) 6:36
04. Camel 4:14
05. Introducing the Performers 1:01
06. Nobody Else But Me 6:57
07. Non-Cents 9:25
08. A Child's Prayer 8:05
09. President Hayes 9:49
10. Sais 7:55

personnel :

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Mark Soskin – piano, electric piano
Aurell Ray – electric guitar
Jerome Harris – electric bass
Tony Williams – drums
Donald Byrd – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 5-9)

This set (recorded live over a three-day period at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in 1978) finds the great tenor Sonny Rollins welcoming trumpeter Donald Byrd to half of the selections; Byrd was beginning his comeback...and is in so-so form. The four-piece rhythm section includes drummer Tony Williams. These versions of "Don't Stop the Carnival" and "Autumn Nocturne" are memorable, but most of the rest of the set, although spirited, is a bit lightweight...if enjoyable.~Scott Yanow