Love at First Sight (album)

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Love at First Sight
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Studio album by
Sonny Rollins
Released1980
RecordedMay 9–12, 1980
Genre Jazz
Label Milestone
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology
Don't Ask
(1979)		Love at First Sight
(1980)		 No Problem
(1981)

Love at First Sight is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1980, featuring performances by Rollins with George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Al Foster and Bill Summers. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Decent music but nothing that memorable occurs." [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Little Lu" – 6:38
  2. "The Dream That We Fell Out of" (Stanley Clarke) – 4:14
  3. "Strode Rode" – 7:33
  4. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 5:38
  5. "Caress" (George Duke) – 7:25
  6. "Double Feature" (Clarke, Rollins) – 4:51
  • Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on May 9–12, 1980

Personnel

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 25, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Love at First Sight > Review". Allmusic . Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1235. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
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