Don't Ask (Sonny Rollins album)

Don't Ask
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedMay 15–18, 1979
GenreJazz
Length38:16
LabelMilestone
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology
Don't Stop the Carnival
(1978)
Don't Ask
(1979)
Love at First Sight
(1980)

Don't Ask is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1979 and featuring performances by Rollins with Mark Soskin, Larry Coryell, Jerome Harris, Al Foster, and Bill Summers.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]

The San Francisco Examiner called the album "a joyful and compelling set," writing that "Coryell's insistent rhythmic drive and bluesy underpinnings prove to be a perfect foil for Rollins."[6]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "A bit erratic, this album is still worth acquiring for its stronger moments."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Harlem Boys" - 7:06
  2. "The File" (Larry Coryell) - 4:14
  3. "Disco Monk" - 7:45
  4. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 3:41
  5. "Don't Ask" - 4:27
  6. "Tai-Chi" - 4:49
  7. "And Then My Love I Found You" - 6:14
    • Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on May 15–18, 1979

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 25, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Don't Ask > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ^ Lange, Art (February 1980). "Sonny Rollins: Don't Ask". DownBeat. Vol. 47, no. 2. pp. 36, 38.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Silvert, Conrad (30 Sep 1979). "Sonny's Spirits Are on the Rise". San Francisco Examiner. p. 47.