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Sonny Rollins   10/11/1981

De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Source FM A- 60 min xavierbirtwich01@outlook.com one drive 1 TB root folder
Media FLAC   1 disc
Notes FM A- 60 min xavierbirtwich01@outlook.com one drive 1 TB root folder
Tech Notes Sonny Rollins Quintet 1981.10.11 Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

I found this concert last year on one of my large r-to-r tapes, forgotten I had taped it back in 1981! The Sonny Rollins Quintet at "De Doelen" in Rotterdam, October 11, 1981. The complete concert was recorded and about one month later there was a one-hour broadcast via Dutch KRO radio (program Nine O'Clock Jazz, 9.00-10.00 pm). The broadcast had some interview parts in between the tracks. I edited those interview parts into one piece at the end, thus leaving the music sequence more or less uninterrupted.

Enjoy!


Personnel:
Sonny Rollins (ts), Bill O'Connell (p), Yoshiaki Masuo (g), Thomas Palmer (b), Tommy Campbell (d).
(AFAIK there are no official Rollins releases with either O'Connell or Palmer.)

Track list:
01 Station announcements
02 Little Lu
03 (I Want To Buy Some) Illusions
04 Joyous Lake
05 Dancing In The Dark
06 Interview 19811011

Lineage:
FM > tape > recording, tracking and editing wav file in Audacity > CD-R > Wav > TLH (Flac 8, align on sector boundaries)

Audio quality: A- (FM)

Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Show: A-    Sound: FM
Reference / Generation xavierbirtwich01@gma
Owned by Xavier Birtwich · Last Updated Feb 17, 2026