Sonny Rollins / Belgium 08.17.1973 Soundboard Edition

This 2-disc set captures a performance by jazz giant Sonny Rollins at the jazz festival in Antwerp, Belgium, on August 17, 1973, featuring superb stereo soundboard audio. Digitally remastered using the latest 24-bit/96kHz technology, this definitive edition of the Antwerp concert offers unparalleled sound quality—delivering optimal sound pressure, balance, separation, atmosphere, dimensionality, and depth. For this festival, Rollins led a quintet that included his regular touring band—the same lineup that would visit Japan for a tour in September—augmented by pianist Walter Davis Jr. European jazz guitarist René Thomas makes a guest appearance on “Four.” Listeners can fully enjoy the magnificent playing of Rollins—who had made a triumphant comeback following his third retirement—in pristine audio quality. Live at Jazz Festival Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. August 17, 1973. DISC 1: 1. Sonnymoon For Two (18:40) 2. St. Thomas (11:01) 3. Alfie’s Theme (02:05) 4. Four (17:31). DISC 2: 1. Sais (21:03) 2. Love Letters (22:00) 3. God Bless The Child (09:08) 4. Don’t Stop The Carnival (03:52). Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone; Yoshiaki Masuo – guitar; Walter Davis Jr. – piano; Bob Cranshaw – bass; David Lee – drums; René Thomas – guitar (Disc 1, Track 4).