Sonny Rollins There Will Never Be Another You

[HolyStitt]

Sonny Rollins There Will Never Be Another You

I have wondered about this live recording.

Has anyone here heard it? Is the sound quality comparable to the Live in London recordings?

[marcello]

Though the music is good, Sonny is off mike at times. This has both Mickey Roker and Billy Higgings on drums, and some fine Tommy Flanagan.

Edited November 29, 2006 by marcello

[HolyStitt]

Is he so far off mic that you cannot hear him or is it like the Live in London CDs where he is not as clear while off mic?

[marcello]

Both.

I have the Lp, but really, the music is very good!

[JSngry]

Imperfect recording, but damn fine playing by everybody.

[Stereojack]

Imperfect recording, but damn fine playing by everybody.

The sound problems are minor - this was before clip-on mics, and Sonny wanders around a bit, occasionally going off-mic, which is probably why it wasn't issued at the time. The music is wonderful - this is prime Sonny.

[JSngry]

Yep. The title cut alone is worth the price of admission.

[paul secor]

My memory could be faulty, but I remember reading that Another You was an unauthorized issue. IIRC, Sonny had signed with Impulse for 3 albums. The material on Another You remained unissued - probably because of the sound problems & also because it wasn't one of the 3 Impulses that were initially issued - until 1978 when Impulse put it out. Sonny (or Lucille) sued and the record was withdrawn from the market. It's been issued on CD in Japan - don't know about the U.S. - so perhaps a financial settlement was worked out.

I'll leave it to someone who was involved in the record biz back then to clear up the details.

[Peter Friedman]

I definitely recommend getting this one. As Jack said, it is prime Sonny.

[JohnS]

I like this one too. The fact that Sonny moves about doesn't put me off at all. Anyone who saw him live around this time will have seen Soont wander on playing and stroll around the stand. It's a nice reminder of Sonny on stage.