''No Problem'' is an album by

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Sonny Rollins, recorded for the

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label in 1981, featuring performances by Rollins with

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, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob Cranshaw and Tony Williams.Sonny Rollins discography
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Reception

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'' wrote: "The calypso-jazz peregrinations of Sonny Rollins and his stalking- horse tenor saxophone are heard again in his current LP, ''No Problem'' (Milestone) with special cheers reserved for the title song and his manic mischief on the Dolly Parton hit, 'Here You Come Again'." The

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review by Scott Yanow states: "Rollins is in generally fine form but none of the compositions are all that inspiring and for these fine players this session sounds too safe and routine."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated'' # "No Problem" - 7:40 # "

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" ( Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 5:32 # "Jo Jo" (Bobby Hutcherson) - 5:05 # "Coconut Bread" - 4:22 # "Penny Saved" (Bobby Broom) - 5:44 # "Illusions" (

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) - 2:17 # "Joyous Lake" - 5:32 :* Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, on December 9–15, 1981

Personnel

* Sonny Rollins -

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* Bobby Hutcherson - vibes *

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* Bob Cranshaw - bass * Tony Williams - drums

References

{{Authority control Sonny Rollins albums 1982 albums Milestone Records albums