Sonny Rollins是目前碩果僅存的爵士大師之一。自一九四○年代末咆勃樂興起,他相繼與爵士大師Bud Powell、Thelonious Monk、Art Blakey及Max Roach合作;為了在競爭激烈的爵士樂界出人頭地,一九五○年代中期左右,他捨棄Charlie Parker以和絃作為即興基礎的演奏方式,改採以旋律為即興骨幹的方式演奏,至今仍影響不少樂手;一九六○年代自由爵士興起也或多或少受其影響。Rollins如今已屆七十多歲高齡仍創作不懈,長達五十多年的演奏生涯等於一部完整的爵士樂縮史……
【專輯/ 曲目】On Impulse! 1. On Green Dolphin Street 2. Everything Happens To Me 3. Hold 'em Joe 4. Blue Room 5. Three Little Words There Will Never Be Another You6. On Green Dolphin Street (Live At The Museum Of Moden Art, New York) 7. Three Little Words (Live At The Museum Of Modern Art, New York) 8. Mademoiselle De Paris 9. To A Wild Rose10. There Will Never Be Another You