This Is What I Do (Sonny Rollins album)

This Is What I Do
Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
Released2000
RecordedMay 8, 9 & July 29, 2000
StudioClinton Recording Studio, New York City
GenreJazz, hard bop, straight-ahead jazz
Length48:19
LabelMilestone
ProducerSonny Rollins, Lucille Rollins
Sonny Rollins chronology
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(1998) 		This Is What I Do
(2000) 		Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

This Is What I Do is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 2000, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Jack DeJohnette and Perry Wilson.[3]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson states: "This Is What I Do falls short of essential, but it offers some nice surprises and is a rewarding addition to Rollins' huge catalog."[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it a maximum four-star rating and classified it as part of its core collection, stating: "This Is What I Do is unmistakable, and great Sonny Rollins."[2] The album won a 2001 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except where noted.

  1. "Salvador" – 7:55
  2. "Sweet Leilani" (Harry Owens) – 7:01
  3. "Did You See Harold Vick?" – 9:19
  4. "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 8:06
  5. "Charles M." – 10:19
  6. "Moon of Manakoora" (Frank Loesser, Alfred Newman) – 5:44
  • Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City, on May 8 & 9, 2000, except tracks 3 & 5, recorded on July 29.

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Troy Halderson – recording engineering
  • Mark Fraunfelder – recording assistance
  • Jeremy Welsh – recording assistance
  • Richard Corsello – remixing engineering
  • George Horn – mastering
  • Jamie Putnam – art direction, design
  • John Abbott – photography (including cover)
  • Steve Maruta – photography

References

  1. ^ AllMusic Review
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. pp. 1235–1236. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 21, 2009.
  4. ^ Henderson, Alex Allmusic review, accessed September 21, 2009.
  5. ^ Grammy Past Winners, accessed April 2, 2013.