The Way I Feel is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1976, featuring performances by Rollins with Patrice Rushen, Lee Ritenour, Billy Cobham, and Bill Summers with a brass section added on five tracks.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow calls the album "One of Sonny Rollins' lesser sets of the 1970s".
Track listing All compositions by Sonny Rollins except where noted.
"Island Lady" – 5:51 "Asfrantation Woogie" – 3:14 "Love Reborn" (George Duke, Flora Purim) – 5:13 "Happy Feel" – 3:53 "Shout It Out" (Patrice Rushen) – 5:45 "The Way I Feel About You" (Duke) – 5:34 "Charm Baby" – 7:25
Personnel Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Patrice Rushen – piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer Lee Ritenour – guitar Billy Cobham – drums Bill Summers – conga, percussion Oscar Brashear – trumpet (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Gene Coe – trumpet (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Chuck Findley – trumpet (tracks 1–2; 4–6) George Bohanon – trombone (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Lew McCreary – trombone (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Alan Robinson – French horn (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Marilyn Robinson – French horn (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Don Waldrop – tuba (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Bill Green – piccolo, flute, soprano saxophone (tracks 1–2; 4–6) Alex Blake – bass (tracks 3, 6; 7) Charles Meeks – electric bass (tracks 1–2; 4–5) Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, August–October, 1976
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