Reel Life (Sonny Rollins album)

Reel Life is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1982, featuring performances by Rollins with Bobby Broom, Yoshiaki Masuo, Bob Cranshaw and Jack DeJohnette.^[1]

Reel Life
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1982
Recorded	August 17–22, 1982
Genre	Jazz
Label	Milestone
Producer	Sonny Rollins, Lucille Rollins
Sonny Rollins chronology
No Problem (1981) Reel Life (1982) Sunny Days, Starry Nights (1984)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos states: "As the career of Rollins moved into fourth gear, his love for hard bop, Caribbean music, and funkier styles continued to appeal to die-hard fans and the urban crowd. A matchless melodic tenor saxophone, Rollins just kept rolling along."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Reel Life" - 6:14
2. "McGhee" (Howard McGhee, Sonny Rollins) - 4:20
3. "Rosita's Best Friend" - 6:22
4. "Sonny Side Up" (Yoshiaki Masuo) - 6:47
5. "My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) - 3:55
6. "Best Wishes" - 5:43
7. "Solo Reprise (Sonny)" - 2:12

• Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on August 17–22, 1982

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
• Bobby Broom - guitar
• Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar, electric guitar, claves
• Bob Cranshaw - electric bass, cabasa
• Jack DeJohnette - drums, congas, maracas

References

1. Sonny Rollins discography accessed 25 September 2009
2. Nastos, Michael G. "Reel Life > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 172. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.