Sonny Rollins Group, George Duke, Stanley Clarke/Tokyo, Japan 1981

The live performance of the Sonny Rollins Group on July 22 from the legendary jazz festival “Live Under the Sky”, which was held at the Denen Coliseum for the last time in 1981, has been recorded on two discs from the broadcast sound source. An item recorded for about 90 minutes has appeared. The backing members supporting The Ronins will be a special quartet with Gyoji Duke on piano, Stanley Clarke on bass, and Al Fester on drums. The set list played on the day included picks from “St. Also, the live take of Stevie Wonder’s famous song “Isn’t She Lovely” (Japanese title: Kawaii Aisha), which was included in the album “Easy Living” and became a hot topic outside of the jazz world, is a must-listen. . Live at Denen Coliseum, Tokyo 07/22/1981 Disc 1 1.Little Lu(inc) 2.Strode Rode 3.The Dream That We Fell Out Of Disc 2 1.Don’t Stop Carnival 2.Isn’t She Lovely 3.St. Thomes 4.Moritat Sonny Rollins (ts) George Duke (keyb) Stanley Clarke (b) Al Foster (dr)