Sonny Rollins
Newk 'Em: A Live Compilation (1978-2012)
Volume 1

Source: FM or SBD
Unknown lineage

“I know what I got from Coleman Hawkins, from Ben Webster, from Dexter Gordon, from Don Byas, from Charlie Parker, and all the other guys who gave their lives to this music. I know that without a doubt ... So now, after all these years, it's pretty clear to me, finally. All I want to do is stand up for them, and for the music, and for what they inspired in me. I'm going to play as long as I can. I want to do that as long as I can pick up that horn and represent this music with honor. That's all it's about, as far as I can see. I don't know anything else, but I know that.”
- Sonny Rollins (2005 interview)


1. O.T.Y.O.G. (Sonny Rollins) - 13:52
March 30, 1988
Nerima Bunka Center
Tokyo, Japan
Sonny Rollins/Clifton Anderson/Mark Soskin/Jerome Harris/Bob Cranshaw/Al Foster

2. I'm Old Fashioned (Kern/Mercer) - 17:12
October 19, 1987
12 JazzFestival Hamburg
Fabrik
Hamburg, Germany
Sonny Rollins/Clifton Anderson/Mark Soskin/Jerome Harris/Tommy Campbell

3. My One and Only Love (Wood/Mellin) - 9:35
October 25, 1980
Umea Jazz Festival
Umea, Sweden
Sonny Rollins/Mark Soskin/Jerome Harris/Al Foster

4. Global Warming (Sonny Rollins) - 13:07
May 1, 1998
Musiksaal
Stadtcasino Basel
Basel, Switzerland
Sonny Rollins/Clifton Anderson/Stephen Scott/Bob Cranshaw/Perry Wilson/Victor See Yuen

5. Tenor Madness (Sonny Rollins) - 13:11
November 12, 1994 (early set)
The Bottom Line
New York, NY
Sonny Rollins/Clifton Anderson/Mike LeDonne/Bob Cranshaw/Billy Drummond/Victor See Yuen

6. Why Was I Born (Kern/Hammerstein) - 12:13
October 16, 1992
Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PA
Sonny Rollins/Clifton Anderson/Mark Soskin/Jerome Harris/Reggie Nicholson/Victor See Yuen

Total time = 79:12