Old Flames

This article is about the Sonny Rollins album. For other uses, see Old Flame.

Old Flames
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1993
Recorded	July–August 1993
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:17
Label	Milestone
Producer	Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins chronology
Here's to the People (1991) Old Flames (1993) Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)

Old Flames is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1993, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Tommy Flanagan, Bob Cranshaw and Jack DeJohnette with Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling, Alex Brofsky and Bob Stewart added on two tracks which were arranged by Jimmy Heath. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "Comfortable and occasionally passionate music by one of the classic tenor-saxophonists". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:56
2. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 8:09
3. "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 7:15
4. "Times Slimes" – 6:58
5. "I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 9:41
6. "Delia" (Franz Lehár) – 9:48
7. "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 7:18

• Recorded in NY on July–August, 1993

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
• Clifton Anderson - trombone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette - drums
• Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling - flugelhorn (tracks 1 & 7)
• Alex Brofsky - French horn (tracks 1 & 7)
• Bob Stewart - tuba (tracks 1 & 7)
• Jimmy Heath - arranger, conductor (tracks 1 & 7)

References

1. Sonny Rollins discography Retrieved September 21, 2009
2. Yanow, Scott. "Old Flames > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1236. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.