Nucleus (Sonny Rollins album)

Nucleus
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1975
Recorded	September 2-5, 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:02
Label	Milestone
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Sonny Rollins chronology
The Cutting Edge (1974) Nucleus (1975) The Way I Feel (1976)

Nucleus is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1975, featuring performances by Rollins with George Duke, Raul de Souza, Bennie Maupin, Chuck Rainey, Eddie Moore, Mtume, Bob Cranshaw and Roy McCurdy.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "This funky date has its moments (including an updated version of "My Reverie") but falls far short of hinting at any new innovations".^[2] Music critic Robert Christgau praised the album, writing "This is as rich an r&b saxophone record as I know, combining repetition and invention, melodies recalled and melodies unimaginable, in proportions that define the difference between selling out and reaching out... If you really believe you don't like "jazz," this is as good a place to start as any."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	(A-) [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Lucille" - 6:08
2. "Gwaligo" - 5:58
3. "Are You Ready?" - 4:08
4. "Azalea" - 4:46
5. "Newkleus" (Mtume) - 5:17
6. "Cosmet" - 7:20
7. "My Reverie" (Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy) - 7:39

• Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on September 2–5, 1975

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• George Duke: piano, electric piano, synthesizer
• Raul de Souza: trombone
• Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, saxello, lyricon
• Chuck Rainey: electric bass
• Eddie Moore: drums
• Mtume: congas, percussion
• Bob Cranshaw: electric bass
• Roy McCurdy: drums

References

1. ^ Sonny Rollins discography accessed 28 September 2009
2. ^ ^{a b} Yanow, Scott. "Nucleus > Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r146565. Retrieved June 26, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Christgau, Robert. "Nucleus > Review". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Sonny+Rollins. Retrieved June 26, 2011.