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 | Sonny Rollins: Young Rollins (CD: Proper)
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Sonny Rollins: With the Modern Jazz Quartet (CD: Prestige- US Import)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Moving Out (CD: Prestige RVG)
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Sonny Rollins: Work Time (CD: Prestige RVG)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Plus 4 (CD: Prestige RVG)
This is Brown-Roach, Inc. (the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet of 1955), led by its tenor saxophonist, Sonny Rollins. Coming on the heels of Worktime, it helped to further Sonny's then-growing reputation. He had already established himself with musicians and now the jazz public was catching on. This set is an exceptional blend of rare material from the standard area–"Kiss and Run," "I Feel a Song Coming On," "Count Your Blessings"–and two Rollins originals–"Valse Hot" and "Pent-Up House." On the latter, Sonny and Brownie combine in one of the most brilliant interactions in the recorded annals of jazz. (Fantasy, Inc.)New RVG remastered edition.
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Sonny Rollins: Tenor Madness (CD: Prestige RVG)
Saxophonist Sonny Rollins here (1956), in tandem with studio visitor John Coltrane on the opening track, "Tenor Madness," a spirited chase of two tenors through an extended riff blues. Thereafter---with Miles Davis' fine rhythm section in support---Rollins demonstrates his special brilliance: imaginative reworking of the American popular song (e.g. "When Your Lover Has Gone," "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"). One of jazz's great improvisers. Hear also (and acquire) Saxophone Colossus, for more of same. (Andrew Clark, editor, Riffs & Choruses: A New Jazz Anthology. Continuum Publishing.)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus (CD: Prestige RVG)
Tenor-saxist Rollins has the power of infinite re-interpretation: whatever materials he plays become his own. Taken from a great creative period (1956), this album features Rollins with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Max Roach on three originals, a ballad and a song from opera. The calypso-like "St. Thomas" has entered jazz's repertoire; "You Don't Know What Love Is" reveals Rollins' hugely imaginative reworking of popular song; while the minor blues, "Blue Seven," has become the jazz saxophonist's model for incremental improvisation---a masterpiece. Compulsory purchase for any serious collection, and your desert island kit. Colossal, indeed. (Andrew Clark, Editor, Riffs & Choruses: A New Jazz Anthology. Continuum Publishing.)One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure, Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analyses and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry. Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the Fifties, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise. "St. Thomas," a traditional West Indian melody which Mal Waldron remembered as "The Carnival," was recorded by many artists after Sonny introduced it here, and it remains a jazz standard today. The contributions of Tommy Flanagan's elegant swing, Doug Watkins's steady lift, and Max Roach's most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album. (Fantasy, Inc.) A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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Sonny Rollins: The Sound of Sonny (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
Rollins has been acclaimed for three decades as one of the most formidable of all jazz improvisers. This album preserves an early peak of his amazing virtuosity. The emphasis is on Sonny's reworking of a wide variety of likely and unlikely standard tunes; the results remain unsurpassed more than forty years later. And there's a special bonus: his very first totally unaccompanied solo recording. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Rollins Plays For Bird (CD: Prestige- US Import)
Sonny's homage to the (then) recently deceased Charlie Parker opens with a quote from the famous opening to 'Parker's Mood', a medley of tunes from the great man's Verve days and swings in a relaxed fashion with a band including Kenny Dorham and Max Roach, former associates of Bird. One of Rollins' most laid back and enjoyable records.
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Sonny Rollins: Tour De Force (CD: Prestige- US Import)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Freedom Suite (CD: Riverside Keepnews Collection)
When it was first heard in the late Fifties, "The Freedom Suite" created a considerable stir. It remains a most impressive work: more than 19 minutes of the varied, inventive, impassioned development of a theme by a single horn supported only by bass and drums. (It is of course an essential element that the horn is one of the greatest of all tenor saxes, and the supporting duo scarcely less top-ranked.) The remaining tracks display early examples of a less sensational but highly effective weapon in the Rollins arsenal: his brilliant reshaping of fairly unlikely pop material, including in this case a pair of waltzes. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (CD: Contemporary- US Import)
Rollins poses as black cowboy/ outlaw on CD cover, against backdrop of Mohave Desert; his holster is gunless, his weapon a tenor saxophone. William Claxton's photo suggests Rollins' use of popular myth and song---here, Western folk and cowboy ballad---creates its own frontier. Rollins thought Western gear and terrain "went well with playing unusual songs for a jazz album." Ever seeking new material for improvisation, Rollins runs changes on "I'm An Old Cowhand," "Wagon Wheels," the title-theme, "Way Out West," and two ballads. The saxophone receives total exposure--- only Ray Brown, bass, and drummer Shelly Manne giving crucially sympathetic support. Major album (1957) from one of jazz's most inventive improvisers. (Andrew Clark, editor, Riffs & Choruses: A New Jazz Anthology. Continuum Publishing.)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Newk's Time (CD: Blue Note RVG)
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Sonny Rollins: Newk's Time (Vinyl LP: Blue Note- US Import)
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Sonny Rollins: Vol.1 (CD: Blue Note RVG)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Vol.2 (CD: Blue Note RVG)
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Sonny Rollins: A Night at the Village Vanguard (CD: Blue Note RVG, 2 CDs)
The mid-fifties was an astonishing period for this saxophone genius. And for all his great work in this era, this daring album and "Saxophone Colossus" remain his crowning achievements. With just bass (Wilbur Ware) and drums (Elvin Jones) in support, Rollins creates tenor saxophone improvisations of increible beauty and inexhaustible creativity. Twenty years after the initial album, a double album containing the rest of the releasable material from this magic night at the Village Vanguard was issued. With the recent re-discovery of the original tapes, the performance has been assembled as it happened and beautifully remastered by original engineer with superb depth of sound. Several of Sonny's stage announcements have been added to master for the first time. (Blue Note Records)A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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 | Sonny Rollins Trio: In Stockholm 1959 (CD: Dragon)
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Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: New York 1962/ Stockholm 1963 (CD: RLR Records)
Two rarely heard and long unavailable concerts by the Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry piano–less quartet, recorded in New York 1962 and Stockholm 1963. As a bonus, a previously unissued version of “52nd Street Theme” recorded in Rome during the same European tour as the Stockholm set.Sonny Rollins and Don Cherry’s collective discography spans less than a year – but, not surprisingly produced much exhilarating music. Cherry and Rollins begin this New York concert with a bizarre version of the “Star-Spangled Banner”, before moving into more familiar terrain, revisiting classics like “Oleo” and “St. Thomas”. (Discovery Records)
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 | Sonny Rollins Quintet with Paul Bley: Tokyo 1963 (CD: RLR Records)
A splendid, previously unissued performance by tenor legend Sonny Rollins, recorded in Tokyo on his 1963 tour of Japan - with a quintet featuring Paul Bley and on two tracks, Betty Carter. There is also a track with Rollins backed by a Japanese combo; plus, as a bonus, a rare 1956 broadcast (of over 20 minutes) by Rollins with the first incarnation of the Max Roach quintet after Clifford Brown’s tragic death. (Discovery Records)
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Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: Complete 1963 Paris Concert (CD: Gambit)
A complete and long unavailable concert by the Sonny Rollins / Don Cherry piano-less quartet - recorded at the Olympia, Paris, in 1963 - with Henry Grimes on bass and Billy Higgins, drums. The collective discography of Rollins and Cherry spans less than a year, but was a fascinating association.The band work out on a 23min+ version of “Sonnymoon For Two”, a 13 min+ version of “On Green Dolphin Street” and almost 10 minutes of “Everything Happens To Me” - a standard that only appears this once in the discographies of Rollins and Cherry. (Discovery Records)
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 | Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert (CD: RLR Records)
All known music from the 1963 Stuttgart performance by the Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry piano-less quartet, also featuring Henry Grimes, bass, and Billy Higgins, drums. The three initial tunes, appear here on CD for the first time ever, and the concert’s finale, “Oleo”, is previously unissued in any format.•As a bonus, a rare trio version of “I Want to Be Happy” recorded by Rollins live at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and two rare 1965 quintet tracks from a 1965 Berlin performance which found Rollins in a quintet format (but as the only horn) in the company of Milt Jackson, Kenny Drew, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. (Discovery Records)
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Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: The Complete 1963 Copenhagen Concert (CD: JazzLips, 2 CDs)
The complete, long-unavailable 1963 Copenhagen concert by the Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry piano-less quartet. Among its many highlights are amazing medleys of standard tunes and an extended version of Thelonious Monk’s “52nd Street Theme”. As a bonus, the complete Rollins performance from a 1966 Graz concert in trio format with Jymie Merritt on bass and Max Roach on drums. “Love Walked In” and “Poinciana”, from that set, appear on CD here for the first time ever. (Discovery Records)
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 | Sonny Rollins: The Bridge (CD: RCA)
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Sonny Rollins: The Bridge (Vinyl LP: Disconforme)
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Sonny Rollins: On Impulse! (CD: Impulse)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Alfie (CD: Impulse)
Original music from the film score, featuring Rollins alongside J.J. Johnson, Phil Woods, Kenny Burrell and Oliver Nelson.
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Sonny Rollins: East Broadway Run Down (CD: Impulse)
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 | Sonny Rollins: The Impulse Story (CD: Impulse)
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Sonny Rollins: Paris 1965 & Copenhagen 1968 (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
This Gambit double CD presents two extremely rare and long-unavailable European concerts by Sonny Rollins : A 1965 Paris performance showcases Rollins in a trio format with Gilbert Rovere (bass) and Art Taylor (drums); and a 1968 quartet concert from the Cafe Montmartre, Copenhagen, with Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and Albert “Tootie” Heath.The first session includes a half-hour plus version of “Three Little Words”; and 23 plus minutes of “There Will Never Be Another You”. The second concert includes a 47 minute version of Miles Davis’ “Four” and 20 minutes of “Sonnymoon For Two”. The recording quality is not always up to modern standards, but these sessions are of high historical importance. (Discovery Records)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Live In London Vol.2 (CD: Harkit)
A second tranche of Sonny Rollins recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club in January 1965. Featured musicians are Stan Tracey, piano; Rick laird, bass and Ronnie Stephenson on drums. Super notes by Simon Spillett throw a new light on these sensational performances which include a marathon twenty minute rendition of Cole Porter's "Night And Day". (Harkit Records)
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Sonny Rollins: Live In London Vol.3 (CD: Harkit, 2 CDs)
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 | Sonny Rollins: The Standard (CD: RCA)
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Sonny Rollins: Horn Culture (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Don't Stop The Carnival (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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Sonny Rollins: Sunny Days, Starry Nights (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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 | Sonny Rollins: +3 (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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Sonny Rollins: This Is What I Do (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Without A Song- The 9/11 Concert (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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Sonny Rollins: Sonny Please (CD: EmArcy)
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 | Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.1 (CD: EmArcy)
Sonny Rollins- the original Saxophone Colossus- is back once again with an exciting first volume of live recordings taken from his recent world tours to sold out venues and ecstatic receptions across the globe. Featuring his fantastic band playing many of his classic tunes as well as new material, this is Sonny in his latter prime. (Universal Jazz)
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