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Sonny Rollins Plus 4 LP GERMAN PRESSED 1986 FANTASY RECORDS OJC-243

Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis.

Since recording his first date as a leader in 1954, Rollins has recorded dozens of albums for numerous labels, eventually settling in for a long stay on Milestone.

Although under Sonny Rollins' name, the quintet on this masterpiece is the Brown-Roach Quintet, featuring (as Pee Wee at Birdland would have it) "the trumpet sensation, Clifford Brown." Thankfully, Prestige recorded the group in March 1956 so that Rollins and Brown were captured ensemble.

The record is brief, but important. The disc begins with Rollins' "Valse Hot" a jazz waltz that features fine solos by Rollins and Brown followed by Richie Powell on piano and a Max Roach drum solo. "Kiss and Run" features a fine Rollins solo and a driving virtuoso performance by Brown spurred by Roach's masterful drumming. The Powell solo is commanding and lyrical and the traded breaks by Rollins, Roach, and Brown are almost the equal of the dialog between Rollins and Brown that conclude this track.

These interchanges are cause enough to own the disc. But the great stuff doesn't end there. "I Feel a Song Coming On" begins with a breakneck Rollins solo followed by Brownie at peak tempo and inventiveness. Max' solo is tasteful and explosive and there is another Rollins/Brown dialog that's quick and clean. "Count Your Blessings" features Rollins as a balladeer and it's apt testimony to the lessons that he had learned from Lester Young as well as Charlie Parker. Lyrical and inventive, it simply swings. The disc concludes with "Pent-Up House," a Rollins original that fairly explodes with improvisation and vitality.

Musicians:
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown, trumpet
Max Roach, drums
Richie Powell, piano
George Morrow, bass

Selections:
Side One:
1. Valse Hot
2. Kiss and Run
Side Two:
1. I Feel A Song Coming On
2. Count Your Blessings
3. Pent-Up House

CONTEMPORARY LEADERS - FANTASY RECORDS 1988 S7564 ISSUE REMASTERED BY PHIL DE LANCIE

Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis.

This was Sonny’s second Contemporary album and his second West Coast session, a year and a half after the historic Way Out West. Jazz labels acquire “personalities” not only from the musical tastes of the owner/recording director but also from the roster of musicians signed to the company. The “Contemporary Sound”— every bit as distinctive as the competing “Blue Note Sound,” “Prestige Sound,” and “Pacific Jazz Sound”— was largely a product of the work by Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel and Shelly Manne, all of whom had won Down Beat awards for their respective instruments and recorded as “The Poll Winners.”

Track Listings 1.   I've Told Ev'ry Little Star 2.   Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 3.   How High The Moon 4.   You 5.   I've Found A New Baby 6.   Alone Together 7.   In The Chapel In The Moonlight 8.   The Song Is You

 

   

 

NEWK'S TIME - BLUE NOTE RECORDS 4001 STEREO 140 GRAM LIMITED EDITION

In his early prime and well-respected, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins cut this fine hard bop date as one of several late-'50s sessions for Blue Note. The record is part classic date, part blowing session, sporting a mix of engaging head statements and lengthy solos. Rollins takes to the spacious quartet setting, stretching out on taut versions of Miles Davis' '50s concert opener "Tune Up" and Kenny Dorham's "Asiatic Raes." Keeping the swing hard but supple are drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and pianist Wynton Kelly." - All Music Guide

Track Listings 1.   Tune Up 2.   Asiatic Raes 3.   Wonderful! Wonderful! 4.   The Surrey with the Fringe on Top 5.   Blues for Philly Joe 6.   Namely You

  with his horn on his hip, is about as cool as it gets.

 

WAY OUT WEST - FANTASY RECORDS 1988 REMASTERED BY PHIL DE LANCIE OJC-337 STEREO 140 GRAM LIMITED EDITION

Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis.

Since recording his first date as a leader in 1954, Rollins has recorded dozens of albums for numerous labels, eventually settling in for a long stay on Milestone. Way Out West, recorded in 1957, is one of two superb albums cut for the small, California-based Contemporary label (the other is 1958's Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders).

Although a consummate sideman, Rollins rarely seems at ease with his pianists on his own dates, and Way Out West's trio format, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, dispenses with that problem. The tenorman's playful humor is evident in the album's selections, which include such unlikely candidates as "Wagon Wheels" and "I'm an Old Cowhand"--both elevated to previously unimaginable heights.

This is a remarkably confident album--relaxed, swinging, thoughtful and deeply satisfying. And just in case that's not enough, the cover photo, featuring Rollins in Stetson and holster with his horn on his hip, is about as cool as it gets.

Tracks include: I’m An Old Cowhand - Solitude - Come, gone - Wagon Wheels - There Is No Greater Love - Way Out West

 THE BRIDGE - RCA RECORDSLSP-2527 STEREO 140 GRAM LIMITED EDITION 

On this BRIDGE recording, Rollins makes a shattering return from sabbatical. He is joined by the youthful Jim Hall, who makes a great partner. Symbolism and reality are often confused. So it is with the title of this Album for THE BRIDGE has many meanings in the life of Sonny Rollins. They range from the mistily symbolic to the total reality of one specific BRIDGE, a 1600 foot span over the East River connecting the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Musically, the Album is a BRIDGE between Sonny Rollins who rose quickly to a position of top rank among the saxophonists of the post-bop era of Modern Jazz development in the fifties and the Sonny Rollins to be of the sixties. This is no idle puffing up of this Album’s significance for it bridges a very real gap over two years during which Sonny stopped appearing in public in order to study, try out ideas, and make the time to think about himself, his music, and the environment in which he played and lived.

This Album is not only a historic moment but also a superlative example of why the many gifts of Sonny Rollins -- his firm roots, present accomplishment, and concentration on the future -- are his strongest musical characteristics. Thus, this Album is not only a bright BRIDGE from Sonny’s past to the present but a certain promise to the future as well.

    SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS - FANTASY RECORDS 1987 ISSUE OJC291 LIMITED 140 GRAM EDITION - 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 analysis 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' steady lift and Max Roach's most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album.   

Track Listings 1.   Strode Rode 2.   Blue 7 3.   Moritat 4.   St. Thomas 5.   You Don't Know What Love Is

             

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