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Global Warming
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1998
Recorded	January 7 & February 28, 1998
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:01
Label	Milestone
Producer	Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins chronology
Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995) Global Warming (1998) This Is What I Do (2000)

Global Warming is an album by the jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released on the Milestone label in 1998. It contains performances by Rollins with Stephen Scott, Bob Cranshaw, Idris Muhammad, Clifton Anderson, Victor See Yuen and Perry Wilson.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The AllMusic review by Cub Koda states: "Rollins' blowing is impassioned throughout and the surroundings are nice and intimate, making this a very inspired set."

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

1. "Island Lady" - 9:07
2. "Echo-Side Blue" - 7:15
3. "Global Warming" - 6:30
4. "Mother Nature's Blues" - 11:26
5. "Change Partners" (Irving Berlin) - 8:36
6. "Clear-Cut Boogie" - 7:07

• Recorded in NY on January 7 (tracks 2, 4 & 5) and February 28 (tracks 1, 3 & 6), 1998

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
• Stephen Scott - piano, kalimba
• Bob Cranshaw - electric bass
• Idris Muhammad - drums (tracks 2, 4 & 5)
• Clifton Anderson - trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 6)
• Perry Wilson - drums (tracks 1, 3 & 6)
• Victor See Yuen - percussion (tracks 1, 3 & 6)

References

1. Sonny Rollins discography, accessed September 21, 2009.
2. ^ Koda, Cub. "Global Warming > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1236. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1998 albums
• Milestone Records albums
• Sonny Rollins albums