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Rollins has become well-known for taking relatively banal, insubstantial or unconventional material (e.g. "There's No Business Like Show Business" on ''Work Time'', "I'm an Old Cowhand" on ''Way Out West'', and "Sweet Leilani" on ''This Is What I Do'') and turning it into a vehicle for improvisation. Though he is not well-known as a composer, several of his tunes (including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Alfie's Theme", and "Airegin") have become standards.
Although his recordings in the '70s, '80s, and '90s were not as critically acclaimed as his earlier recordings, he continues to be known for his powerful live performances. Critics such as Gary Giddins and Stanley Crouch have noted the disparity between Sonny Rollins, the recording artist and Sonny Rollins, the concert artist. In a May 2005 ''New Yorker'' profile, Crouch wrote of Rollins the concert artist:
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