First vinyl pressing in more than two decades!

Mastered from the original analog tapes by Bernie Grundman

180-gram vinyl limited to 2,000 copies worldwide!

Sonny Rollins' mid-'60s experiment with bossa nova was completely different than was Stan Getz' Jazz Samba.

Rollins stayed true to his bop and avant garde roots, using bossa nova as a surgeon uses a scalpel, to dissect and deconstruct familiar melodies and turn them into something new. This hip reinterpretation of standards is Sonny's trademark, and in this album it's uncompromising.

The whole album is interesting and highly original, but the highlight is Rollin's deconstruction of a sentimental broadway ballad from Camelot. He takes the kitch out of this tune and turns it into a fierce meditation on the origins of jazz, the mystery of rhythm, and the fundamental particles of melody. Rollin's version of "If Ever I Would Leave You" is nothing less than this: one of the greatest tenor solos in the history of jazz.

Track Listing
Side 1
If I Would Leave You
Jungoso

Side 2
Bluesongo
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
Brownskin Girl