Sonny Rollins
Tenor Sax Solo on
There Is No Greater Love

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Sonny Rollins's tenor sax solo is the first of two solos on this recording, followed by Ray Brown on acoustic bass. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in E♭ at a relaxed 86 BPM with a swing feel, Rollins brings a relaxed, medium-tempo swing to Isham Jones's 1936 standard "There Is No Greater Love" on Way Out West, transforming the popular ballad into a showcase for his melodic imagination. Sonny Rollins was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this recording.

Sonny Rollins was 26 to 27 years old at the time.