Alfie (Sonny Rollins album)

1966 soundtrack album by Sonny Rollins

Alfie

Soundtrack album by

Sonny Rollins

Released| 1966
Recorded| January 26, 1966
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 32:50
Label| Impulse!
Producer| Bob Thiele
Sonny Rollins chronology
| Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
(1965)  | Alfie
(1966)  | East Broadway Run Down
(1966)

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Allmusic| [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

Alfie is a 1966 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins of music composed for the 1966 British film of the same name.

It features performances by Rollins, with Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. Johnson and Roger Kellaway, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.[4] The original film was made in London and features Rollins with British musicians, including pianist Stan Tracey, who are not heard on this album.

The album reached #17 on the R&B Billboard chart.[5] In the UK, the album was originally released in 1966 under the title Sonny Plays Alfie on the HMV label (CLP 3529) before resurfacing in 1966 as Alfie on the jazz-based Impulse! label, as in the US.

## Track listing

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All compositions by Sonny Rollins.

1. "Alfie's Theme" – 10:25[note 1]
2. "He's Younger Than You Are" – 5:07
3. "Street Runner with Child" – 4:00
4. "Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad" – 5:50
5. "On Impulse" – 5:07
6. "Alfie's Theme Differently" – 3:44

### Notes

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1. ^ Track times given are from the original LP; CD track lengths are different, with Alfie's Theme being 9:41 for most CD releases

## Personnel

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* Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
* Sonny Rollins – composer, tenor saxophone
* J.J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1 and 2)
* Jimmy Cleveland – trombone (tracks 3–6)
* Phil Woods – alto saxophone
* Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone
* Danny Bank – baritone saxophone
* Roger Kellaway – piano
* Kenny Burrell – guitar
* Walter Booker – bass
* Frankie Dunlop – drums

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic Review
2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. ^ "Sonny Rollins : Discography : Alfie". Verve Music Group. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
5. ^ Allmusic charts

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Studio albums|

* Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
* Moving Out
* Work Time
* Sonny Rollins Plus 4
* Tenor Madness
* Saxophone Colossus
* Rollins Plays for Bird
* Tour de Force
* Sonny Boy
* Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1
* Way Out West
* Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
* The Sound of Sonny
* Freedom Suite
* Newk's Time
* Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass
* Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
* The Bridge
* What's New?
* Our Man in Jazz
* Sonny Meets Hawk!
* Now's the Time
* The Standard Sonny Rollins
* Sonny Rollins on Impulse!
* Alfie
* East Broadway Run Down
* Next Album
* Horn Culture
* Nucleus
* The Way I Feel
* Easy Living
* Don't Ask
* Love at First Sight
* No Problem
* Reel Life
* Sunny Days, Starry Nights
* The Solo Album
* Dancing in the Dark
* Falling in Love with Jazz
* Here's to the People
* Old Flames
* Sonny Rollins + 3
* Global Warming
* This Is What I Do
* Sonny, Please

Live albums|

* A Night at the "Village Vanguard"
* There Will Never Be Another You
* The Cutting Edge
* Don't Stop the Carnival
* G-Man
* Without a Song: The 9/11 Concert
* Road Shows, Vol. 1

Other albums|

* Sonny Side Up

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Alfie

Films|

* Alfie (1966)
* Alfie Darling (1975)
* Alfie (2004)

Music|

* "Alfie" (song)
* Alfie (Sonny Rollins album)
* Alfie (2004 soundtrack)
* "Old Habits Die Hard"

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