Alfie (Sonny Rollins album)

Alfie is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins of music composed for the 1966 British film of the same name.

Alfie
Soundtrack album by
Sonny Rollins
Released1966
RecordedJanuary 26, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length32:50
LabelImpulse!
ProducerBob Thiele
Sonny Rollins chronology
Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
(1965)		 Alfie
(1966)		 East Broadway Run Down
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

It features performances by Rollins, with Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson and Roger Kellaway, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.[3] The original film was made in London, England and features Rollins with British musicians, including pianist Stan Tracey, who are not heard on this album.

The album reached #17 on the R&B Billboard chart.[4] In the UK, the album was originally released in 1966 under the title Sonny Plays Alfie on the HMV label (CLP 3529) before resurfacing in 1966 as Alfie on the jazz-based Impulse! label, as in the United States.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins.

  1. "Alfie's Theme" – 9:41
  2. "He's Younger Than You Are" – 5:09
  3. "Street Runner with Child" – 3:59
  4. "Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad" – 5:49
  5. "On Impulse" – 4:28
  6. "Alfie's Theme Differently" – 3:44
    • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1966

Personnel

References
  1. Allmusic Review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. vervemusicgroup.com Alfie by Sonny Rollins
  4. Allmusic charts
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