This was recorded at Opus 40, a club in the Hudson Valley, in August, 1986, after a spate of humdrum studio albums made jazz fans wonder if Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, had lost his touch — and it blew everybody away. This is an amazing album, one of Rollins' best. His long, long solos on the title tune and, even more, on "Don't Stop the Carnival," where he dips deeper than ever into his love for Caribbean rhythms, are jaw-dropping. He interacts more intensively than usual with his rhythm section as well, especially Marvin "Smitty" Smith on drums. Head-spinning.
