Sonny Rollins will go down in history as not only the single most enduring tenor saxophonist of the bebop and hard bop era, but also the GREATEST CONTEMPORARY JAZZ SAXOPHONIST OF THEM ALL. His fluid and harmonically innovative ideas, effortless manner and easily identifiable and accessible sound have INFLUENCED GENERATIONS OF PERFORMERS, but have also fueled the notion that mainstream jazz music can be widely enjoyed, recognized and proliferated. Originally released in 1982, this is the first time Reel Life has been released on compact disc in the US.