Sonny, Please

Sonny, Please
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	2006
Recorded	December 20 & 21, 2005, January 13, February 9 & 10, 2006
Studio	Carriage House Studios, Stamford, Connecticut
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:27
Label	Doxy
Producer	Sonny Rollins Clifton Anderson
Sonny Rollins chronology
Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert (2004) Sonny, Please (2006) Road Shows, Vol. 1 (2008)

Sonny, Please is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins released in 2006 on Doxy Records. ^[1] This album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 12 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. ^[2]

Background

Sonny, Please features performances by Rollins, trombonist Clifton Anderson, guitarist Bobby Broom, bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummers Steve Jordan and Joe Corsello, and percussionist Kimati Dinizulu. This album marked Rollins' final studio session before his retirement in 2012. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review by Jeff Tamarkin awarded the album 3.5 stars, stating: "Most of his playing here is relatively easygoing. Rollins still enjoys taking it to the limit, just not as often as he once did. He doesn't need to, though; with nothing left to prove, he can afford to stand back and just enjoy being Sonny Rollins." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Sonny, Please" - 7:59
2. "Someday I'll Find You" (Noël Coward) - 9:53
3. "Nishi" - 7:52
4. "Stairway to the Stars" - (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) - 5:14
5. "Remembering Tommy" - 7:42
6. "Serenade (Ballet Les Millions d'Arlequin)" (Riccardo Drigo, Mario) - 8:18
7. "Park Palace Parade" - 7:29

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Clifton Anderson – trombone
• Bobby Broom – guitar
• Bob Cranshaw – electric and acoustic bass
• Steve Jordan – drums
• Kimati Dinizulu – percussion
• Joe Corsello – drums

References

1. Sonny Rollins (2006). Sonny, Please (album). Doxy Records.
2. "Sonny Rollins". Billboard . Retrieved May 30, 2025.
3. Tamarkin, Jeff. "Sonny Rollins – Sonny, Please: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 30, 2025.