Review
by Steven McDonald
Around the ten-minute mark of the title track, things get very interesting indeed -- moody and spooky as Jimmy Garrison hangs on a single note, making his bass throb along while Elvin Jones widens the space and fires drum and cymbal hits in all directions. Coming off bass and drum solos that never seem to fit anywhere in the piece, it's a supreme moment of tension-building, one that gets repeated after Rollins and trumpeter Freddie Hubbard restate the theme in unison. This is the sound of Rollins' group working in unity. For much of "East Broadway Run Down," though, the rhythm section is off doing their thing, usually together, while Rollins meanders about in limbo, seemingly trying to figure out what it is that he should be doing. That Rollins was having an off day for this recording is a suspicion that's strengthened by Hubbard's part -- where Rollins is wandering, Hubbard is charging ahead, focused and tight, fitting with the rhythm section, keeping the tension up. The remainder of the album is more on the mark, with "Blessing in Disguise" being quite enjoyable -- it starts out in a cheerfully traditional vein and gradually, subtly, starts to slide off into an improvisational area only to come back again to the traditional, and so back and forth. Rollins floats his sax line around the melody with only occasional excursions toward the outer regions. "We Kiss in a Shadow," though, is charmingly straightforward, a ballad rendering supported by Jones and Garrison locking together on a nice rhythm construction that lets Rollins float around the melody.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/east-broadway-run-down-mw0000308243
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Reseña
por Steven McDonald
Alrededor de los diez minutos de la canción que da título al disco, las cosas se ponen muy interesantes: taciturnas y espeluznantes, Jimmy Garrison se queda colgado de una sola nota, haciendo palpitar su bajo mientras Elvin Jones amplía el espacio y lanza golpes de batería y platillos en todas direcciones. Saliendo de solos de bajo y batería que nunca parecen encajar en ninguna parte de la pieza, es un momento supremo de creación de tensión, que se repite después de que Rollins y el trompetista Freddie Hubbard repitan el tema al unísono. Este es el sonido del grupo de Rollins trabajando en unidad. Sin embargo, durante gran parte de "East Broadway Run Down", la sección rítmica está fuera haciendo lo suyo, normalmente juntos, mientras Rollins deambula en el limbo, aparentemente intentando averiguar qué es lo que debería estar haciendo. La sospecha de que Rollins tuviera un mal día para esta grabación se ve reforzada por la parte de Hubbard: mientras Rollins deambula, Hubbard avanza, concentrado y firme, encajando con la sección rítmica y manteniendo la tensión. El resto del álbum es más acertado, y "Blessing in Disguise" es bastante agradable: empieza en una línea alegremente tradicional y poco a poco, sutilmente, empieza a deslizarse hacia una zona de improvisación para volver de nuevo a lo tradicional, y así una y otra vez. Rollins hace flotar su línea de saxo en torno a la melodía con sólo ocasionales excursiones hacia las regiones exteriores. "We Kiss in a Shadow", sin embargo, es encantadoramente sencilla, una balada apoyada por Jones y Garrison que se unen en una bonita construcción rítmica que permite a Rollins flotar alrededor de la melodía.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/east-broadway-run-down-mw0000308243
Tracks:
01 - East Broadway Run Down
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
02 - Blessing In Disguise
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
03 - We Kiss In A Shadow
Written-By – R. Rodgers, O. Hammerstein II*
Credits:
Artwork [Cover Painting] – Mel Cheren
Bass – Jimmy Garrison
Design [Cover] – Robert Flynn (2)
Design [Liner] – Joe Lebow
Drums – Elvin Jones
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
Photography By [Front & Back Cover] – Charles Stewart*
Producer, Photography By [Liner Photos] – Bob Thiele
Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins
Recorded 9 May, 1966
Label: Impulse! – AS-9121
Country: US
Released: Jan 1967
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop, Free Improvisation
https://www.discogs.com/release/1061542-Sonny-Rollins-East-Broadway-Run-Down
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