A crucially important record in Sonny Rollins' career - one that had him breaking out of the straight bop sound, and emerging as a major power on the tenor sax - one with limitless creative power! The set features Rollins working with only drum and bass accompaniment - played by Max Roach and Oscar Pettiford, respectively - and the lack of piano or other horns gives Rollins a free space in which to work his magic, doing so incredibly on the album's "Freedom Suite", an extended piece that runs for nearly 20 minutes, and which pushes all conceptions of the tenor's ability to solo freely on record. A1 The Freedom Suite 19:29 B1 Someday I'll Find You 4:37 B2 Will You Still Be Mine? 2:58 B3 Till There Was You 4:59 B4 Shadow Waltz 4:14
