Horn Culture

Horn Culture
Studio album by
Released1973 (1973)
RecordedApril–July 1973
GenreJazz
Length47:40
LabelMilestone
Producer
Sonny Rollins chronology
Next Album
(1972)
Horn Culture
(1973)
Sonny Rollins in Japan
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
DownBeatStarStarHalf star[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStar[4]

Horn Culture is a 1973 studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his second to be released on the Milestone label. It features performances by Rollins with Walter Davis Jr., Yoshiaki Masuo, Bob Cranshaw, David Lee, and Mtume.[5]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "a decent effort... Nothing too essential occurs but the music is generally enjoyable."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. "Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Horn" – 4:47
  2. "Sais" (Mtume) – 11:47
  3. "Notes for Eddie" – 7:49
  4. "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday) – 5:37
  5. "Love Man" – 9:22
  6. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) – 8:18

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Horn Culture > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Horn Culture". DownBeat. Vol. 41, no. 1. January 17, 1974.
  3. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1236. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ "Sonny Rollins discography". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ Yanow, Scott. "Horn Culture > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2026.