AMG Review of Freedom Suite [Bonus Tracks]

Scott Yanow
All Music Guide

Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' final Riverside album was reissued on CD under the Original Jazz Classics imprint. Jamming in a pianoless trio with bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Max Roach, Rollins is very creative, stretching out on his lengthy "Freedom Suite," clearly enjoying investigating the obscure Noel Coward melody "Someday I'll Find You," turning the show tune "Till There Was You" into jazz, and finding beauty in "Shadow Waltz" and "Will You Still Be Mine?" A near masterpiece. [Riverside's 2008 edition included bonus tracks.]