Nucleus

by Sonny Rollins

Nucleus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Milestone
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 40:59
  • Community rating: 3.56/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Saxophone legend Sonny Rollins embraces the electric jazz movement with 'Nucleus'. The heavily groove-oriented session features prominent session musicians like Mtume and Chuck Rainey, grounding Rollins's masterful post-bop phrasing in accessible jazz-funk rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, funky, groove-laden, instrumental, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Lucille (6:03)
  2. Gwaligo (5:55)
  3. Are You Ready? (4:05)
  4. Azalea (4:44)
  5. Newkleus (5:13)
  6. Cosmet (7:16)
  7. My Reverie (7:39)

Credits

  • Sonny Rollins - primary artist, tenor saxophone, composed by
  • Bennie Maupin - bass clarinet, lyricon, saxello, soloist, tenor saxophone
  • James Mtume - congas, percussion, lead guitar, composed by
  • Eddie Moore - drums
  • Roy McCurdy - drums
  • Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
  • Chuck Rainey - electric bass
  • George Duke - electric piano, piano [acoustic], synthesizer

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