Sonny Rollins - Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone (1996)

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Title: Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Milestone [2MCD-2501-2]
Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log)
Total Time: 02:18:52
Total Size: 874 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

CD1:

01. Autumn Nocturne (6:35)
02. Duke of Iron (4:17)
03. Cabin in the Sky (8:51)
04. Harlem Boys (7:09)
05. Where or When (8:09)
06. To a Wild Rose (8:40)
07. Mava Mava (4:34)
08. Tennessee Waltz (6:19)
09. G-Man (15:18)

CD2:

01. McGhee (4:19)
02. Someone to Watch over Me (9:40)
03. I'm Old Fashioned (6:27)
04. Just Once (3:26)
05. Lucky Day (5:12)
06. Darn That Dream (6:54)
07. Silver City (8:05)
08. Skylark (10:23)
09. Tell Me You Love Me (6:17)
10. Biji (8:17)
Sonny Rollins - Silver City: A Celebration of 25 Years on Milestone (1996)

Sonny Rollins' Milestone period, which resulted in 20 separate recordings from 1972-96, has been much maligned by dissatisfied jazz critics who feel the great tenor's later output has not been on the same level as his earlier work. Although there have been a few inconsistent sets during the time, the best of Rollins' records from those years ranks with his finest of all time. This two-CD set has 19 selections taken from 13 of the albums, mixing together diverse originals with classic versions of "Autumn Nocturne," "Duke of Iron," "Cabin In the Sky," "Tennessee Waltz," and a rendition of "Skylark" that has a long melodic cadenza by Rollins. A fine sampler of Rollins' later years with superior liner notes by Chip Stern, although collectors will want to get many of these complete sets (virtually all of which are currently available on CD).~Scott Yanow