by Scott Yanow
This excellent album deserves to be reissued in full on CD but some of its music remains out-of-print. Many of these songs find Sonny Rollins utilizing the Latin rhythms of Candido in addition to his regular quartet members (guitarist Jim Hall, bassist Bob Cranshaw and drummer Ben Riley) and, on the calypso &Brownskin Girl,& a vocal chorus interacts with the group. The highpoint is a lengthy &If Ever I Would Leave You& that is quite exciting. This underrated music is well worth an extensive search.