Don't Ask (Sonny Rollins album)

For the album by Tina Arena, see Don't Ask.

Don't Ask
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1979
Recorded	May 15–18, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:16
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]

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

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

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, lyricon, piano
• Mark Soskin – piano, electric piano, synthesizer (tracks 1, 3 & 5–7)
• Larry Coryell – electric guitar (tracks 2–5 & 7)
• Jerome Harris – electric bass (tracks 1, 3 & 5–7)
• Al Foster – drums (tracks 1, 3 & 5–7)
• Bill Summers – congas, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5–7)

References

1. Sonny Rollins discography accessed September 25, 2009.
2. 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. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1235. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Silvert, Conrad (September 30, 1979). "Sonny's Spirits Are on the Rise". San Francisco Examiner. p. 47.