East Broadway Run Down is a 1966 album by jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released in 1967 by Impulse!. It was his last album before a six-year hiatus. The album is one of his notable experiments with free jazz, with The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz noting it illustrates "the furthest extent to which he incorporated noise elements into his playing". It has been critically described as among his 1960s "jewels".
Initially released on Impulse! Records, the album has been reissued many times on CD and LP by Impulse!, MCA, Universal International, and GRP.
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Rollins, except where noted. "East Broadway Run Down" – 20:27 "Blessing in Disguise" – 12:27 "We Kiss in a Shadow" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:40
Personnel Musicians Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (track 1) Jimmy Garrison – bass Elvin Jones – drums
Production Bob Thiele – producer, photography Rudy Van Gelder – engineer Nat Hentoff – liner notes Charles Stewart – photography, cover photo Robert Flynn – cover design Joe Lebow – liner design Mel Cheren – artwork, cover painting Vartan – art direction Viceroy – artwork DZN – repackaging design
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