Prestige 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus W. 50th
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Prestige 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus W. 50th
PRLP 7079 – Original 1956 Deep Groove Pressing
Prestige PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus – Original pressing. 446 W. 50th ST., N.Y.C. address. Yellow and black deep groove labels. RVG etched in the dead wax. Ultra clean label.
Deep Groove version. Jacket and record are conservatively in VG to VG+ or better (in spots) condition. Some light paper/sleeve scuffs and a few light scratches in places … I don’t see anything that is deep. Still has shine. Pretty good shape for almost 50 years old. But, not a near-mint copy. But ... a solid one. Side A- I would call “VG +” and side B- “VG” or a bit better … The B-side has a few, what could be, needle drops or light scratches on cut 1. The yellow and black labels are really clean and look great. No spindle wear to speak of, no writing or marks.
Jacket is VG to VG + with some flaking. The seams have no major splitting, but there in one starting in the upper left corner near the opening and along the spine in the middle. The record IS NOT stored (nor will it be shipped) in the jacket. Back has some fading, but is in good shape. See pics below. Low reserve.
Sonny's most widely acclaimed album Saxophone Colossus was recorded on June 22, 1956, featuring Tommy Flanagan on piano, former Jazz Messengers bassist Doug Watkins and his favorite drummer Max Roach. This was only Sonny's third outing as a leader in the recording studio, but it was a date on which he recorded perhaps his best-known composition " St Thomas".
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
You Don't Know What Love Is
St. Thomas
Strode Rode
Blue Seven
Moritat (aka Mack the Knife)
Sonny Rollins played with a rich, round tone that complimented his melodic inclinations, making him the most accessible of the post-bop musicians. Saxophone Colossus is the most successful of the late '50s albums that made his reputation. Rollins' playing never falters; he's backed by the redoubtable Max Roach on drums, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Doug Watkins on bass. Rollins is equally at home with the lilting Caribbean air of "St. Thomas," standards ("You Don't Know What Love Is"), blues ("Strode Rode," featuring a driving Tommy Flanagan solo), and a smoldering version of Brecht-Weill's "Moritat" (better known as "Mac the Knife").
Review:
Without a doubt, one of the five best jazz albums ever made is this 1956 masterpiece. Recorded in a single day at Rudy Van Gelder's living room/studio, Sonny Rollins earned his place as a legend with "Saxophone Colossus". Aided and abetted by powerhouse drummer Max Roach, pianist Tommy Flanagan, and bassist Doug Watkins, the quartet plays with the precision of a chamber orchestra, and swings just as hard. It's not very often that you hear an album where the musicians are so in tune with each other. From the breezy sway of "St. Thomas" to the final notes of "Blue 7", Rollins and company shows how it should be done. No serious jazz fan should be without a copy of this amazing album in their collection.
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