Road Shows, Vol. 1

2008 • Doxy Records

Road Shows, Vol. 1 is the exciting inaugural release in a planned series of outstanding live Sonny Rollins recordings from the last 30-plus years. The seven tracks on the new CD, culled from the Carl Smith collection and Sonny Rollins’s own personal soundboard recordings, were recorded in the U.S., Japan, France, and Sweden. Featuring the saxophonist with a variety of sidemen, including Al Foster, Mark Soskin, Clifton Anderson, Bob Cranshaw, and Stephen Scott, Road Shows captures the Saxophone Colossus in full flight, dazzling audiences around the world.

“Road Shows, Vol. 1 is one of the finest Sonny Rollins albums ever released. . . . In concert, a nearly irrational spontaneous magic is permissible. This record is full of such magic.” —Gary Giddins

Live Performances Recorded October 23, 1980 – September 18, 2007

Track Listing

Best Wishes (Rollins)
More Than You Know
Blossom (Rollins)
Easy Living
Tenor Madness (Rollins)
Nice Lady (Rollins)
Some Enchanted Evening

Personnel

Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Clifton Anderson (trombone)

Bobby Broom (guitar)
Bob Cranshaw (bass)
Jerome Harris (bass, electric bass)
Christian McBride (bass)
Stephen Scott (piano)
Perry Wilson (drums)

Al Foster (drums)
Roy Haynes (drums)
Steve Jordan (drums)
Victor See-Yuen (percussion)
Kimati Dinizulu (percussion)