Dancing in the Dark (album)

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For other uses, see Dancing in the Dark (disambiguation).
Dancing in the Dark
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Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released 1987
Recorded September 15–25, 1987
Genre Jazz
Length 37:29
Label Milestone
Sonny Rollins chronology
G-Man
(1986)G-Man1986		 Dancing in the Dark
(1987)		 Falling in Love With Jazz
(1989)Falling in Love With Jazz1989

Dancing in the Dark is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1987, featuring performances by Rollins with Clifton Anderson, Mark Soskin, Jerome Harris and Marvin "Smitty" Smith.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although not up to the level of his best live performances, this studio album is quite enjoyable and gives one a clear idea as to how Sonny Rollins sounded in the 1980s."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "Just Once" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 3:26
  2. "O.T.Y.O.G." - 4:41
  3. "Promise" - 6:29
  4. "Duke of Iron" - 4:17
  5. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 7:08
  6. "I'll String Along with You" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 4:44
  7. "Allison" - 7:08
  8. "Allison" [alternate take] - 5:32 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 23, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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