Don't Ask (Sonny Rollins album) explained

Don't Ask
Type:	Album
Artist:	Sonny Rollins
Cover:	Don't Ask (album).jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	May 15–18, 1979
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:16
Label:	Milestone
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	Don't Stop the Carnival
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Love at First Sight
Next Year:	1980

Don't Ask is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1979 and featuring performances by Rollins with Mark Soskin, Larry Coryell, Jerome Harris, Al Foster, and Bill Summers.^[1]

Reception

The San Francisco Examiner called the album "a joyful and compelling set," writing that "Coryell's insistent rhythmic drive and bluesy underpinnings prove to be a perfect foil for Rollins."^[2]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "A bit erratic, this album is still worth acquiring for its stronger moments."

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Harlem Boys" - 7:06
2. "The File" (Larry Coryell) - 4:14
3. "Disco Monk" - 7:45
4. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 3:41
5. "Don't Ask" - 4:27
6. "Tai-Chi" - 4:49
7. "And Then My Love I Found You" - 6:14

• • Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on May 15–18, 1979

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone, lyricon, piano
• Mark Soskin – piano, electric piano, synthesizer (tracks 1, 3 & 5-7)
• Larry Coryell – electric guitar (tracks 2-5 & 7)
• Jerome Harris – electric bass (tracks 1, 3 & 5-7)
• Al Foster – drums (tracks 1, 3 & 5-7)
• Bill Summers – congas, percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 5-7)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-rollins/catalog/#milestone-m-9090 Sonny Rollins discography
2. News: Silvert . Conrad . Sonny's Spirits Are on the Rise . San Francisco Examiner . 30 Sep 1979 . 47.