SONNY ROLLINS: EAST BROADWAY RUN DOWN

Performer: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet (track 1 only); Jimmy Garrison, double bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Author: Sonny Rollins
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Analogue Productions
Medium: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2025

A new stunning title from the reissue series of the Verve / Universal Music Enterprises catalog curated by Acoustic Sounds.

Every month, at least one new release of the most emblematic albums of great jazz.

Remastering done by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog masters.

180-gram LP pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

Old-style tip-on gatefold cover made by Stoughton Printing.

Series supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds.

Although it's hard to believe, this album bubbles and overflows with energy from the first minute to the last, even though the piano seat remains empty! Accustomed to playing together since their time with John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones lead the trio to the peak of their abilities. From time to time, one might suspect that Elvin Jones has four hands and four feet, while Jimmy Garrison treats his double bass as if it were a large guitar. From the very beginning, the driving rhythm challenges Sonny Rollins' tenor sax, a challenge he accepts and wins. East Broadway Run Down starts as a blues and continues with a free-form vein expressed in all its forms. Each of the 1235 seconds of this album represents a crucial part of a chapter in jazz history written on May 9, 1966. The significance of this album becomes even more evident when listening to the impressive sound quality of this LP reissue. Despite its 40 years, this album remains an invaluable treasure for jazz lovers.

With the aim of offering the international audiophile community a state-of-the-art version of some of the most beautiful and historically important albums in jazz history, the Acoustic Sounds audiophile series from the Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises presents vinyl reissues that have been made using the expertise of some of the world’s most renowned sound engineers and the currently unmatched production technologies of Quality Record Pressings. All titles in this series have been carefully remastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and presented in luxurious old-style tip-on covers made by Stoughton Printing. Furthermore, all the records are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the most important audiophile record label in the world.

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Freddie Hubbard, trumpet (track 1); Jimmy Garrison, double bass; Elvin Jones, drums

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