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Alfie Sonny Rollins CD
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  • Artist: Sonny Rollins
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1997, 2002, 2003, 2008
  • UPC: 011105022422
  • Item Number: 10502242
  • Release date: 03/25/1997
  • 1. Alfie's Theme
  • 2. He's Younger Than You Are
  • 3. Street Runner With Child
  • 4. Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
  • 5. On Impulse
  • 6. Alfie's Theme Differently
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Alfie by Sonny Rollins on CD


Sonny Rollins compositions for the film Alfie (which benefited greatly from Oliver Nelson's arrangements) are heard on this CD as played by Rollins and a ten-piece band. The music easily stands by itself without the movie and Rollins is in fine form on these generally memorable themes, particularly "On Impulse" and "Alfie's Theme." This superlative effort was most recently reissued on an Impulse CD in 1997. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
  • Artist: Sonny Rollins
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 1997, 2002, 2003, 2008
  • UPC: 011105022422
  • Item Number: 10502242
  • Release date: 03/25/1997
  • Label: GRP, GRP Records, Impulse!, Impulse!/GRP, Japanese Import, Universal Distribution
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Style: Contemporary Pop/Rock, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz, Soundtracks
  • Album Time: 32:50
  • Album Type: Soundtrack, Instrumental

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  • Alfie Sonny Rollins CD
Alfie Sonny Rollins CD

Editorial Reviews

Lewis Gilbert's Alfie made quite a splash upon release in 1966, garnering good reviews and six Academy Award nominations. While the film has a certain visual flair and a soundtrack by jazz great Sonny Rollins, many viewers will find the film out of date and sexist. This English film is still enlightening to watch because of Michael Caine's portrait of Alfie (his first starring roll), a self-centered, fun-loving English chap who, because of his harsh treatment of women, is mostly unsympathetic. He attempts to win the viewer's sympathy nonetheless, with the novel technique of addressing the camera directly. Of course, much of his folly is meant to be ironic; at some point, Gilbert seems to suggest, sexual conquests are unfulfilling. While Alfie does pay a price for his indulgences, he never changes and never develops a lasting relationship. Alfie represents the rare '60s film that attempts to examine the consequences of the sexual revolution, candidly covering the subjects of pregnancy and abortion. Gilbert also directed several James Bond films, and he renewed his association with Michael Caine for 1983's Educating Rita. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Movie Guide