| The Way I Feel | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | August–October 1976 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:55 | |||
| Label | Milestone | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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The Way I Feel is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1976, featuring performances by Rollins with Patrice Rushen, Lee Ritenour, Billy Cobham, and Bill Summers with a brass section added on five tracks. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of Sonny Rollins' lesser sets of the 1970s". [2]
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