8436569193747

Saxophone Colossus (The Francis Wolff Collection)

Sonny Rollins

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Format: LP

Cat No: 37171

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Release Date:  20 March 2020

Label:  Jazz Images

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436569193747

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    THE FRANCIS WOLFF COLLECTION: LP 180g VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE

    Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' more acclaimed albums as a leader. Recorded on June 22, 1956, by which time the saxophonist had already been a regular member of the celebrated Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet for half a year. This fact also explains the
    presence of Roach. Four days later, that group would no longer exist, for on June 26 both Clifford Brown and the band's pianist Ritchie Powell were killed in a tragic car accident. Age 26, Rollins was already a well-known jazz figure. He had recorded some albums as a leader but, above all, he had been part of one of the most outstanding combos of the period; the Miles Davis Quintet. Saxophone Colossus enjoyed great critical success from the start and helped establish Rollins as a prominent jazz artist. The album presents Rollins leading an all-star quartet that includes pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and, as previously
    noted, drummer Max Roach.

    SONNY ROLLINS, tenor sax
    TOMMY FLANAGAN, piano
    DOUG WATKINS, bass
    MAX ROACH, drums
    Hackensack, New Jersey, June 22, 1956.
    Original sessions recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and
    produced by Bob Weinstock.
    *BONUS TRACKS:
    Same personnel but RAY BRYANT (piano) & GEORGE
    MORROW (bass) replace Flanagan & Watkins.
    Hackensack, New Jersey, December 2, 1955.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. SAINT THOMAS (Sonny Rollins)
      • 2. YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT LOVE IS (Don Raye-Gene De Paul)
      • 3. STRODE RODE (Sonny Rollins)
      • 4. IT’S ALL RIGHT WITH ME (Cole Porter)

      Side 2

      • 1. MORITAT (Kurt Weill-Bertolt Brecht)
      • 2. BLUE 7 (Sonny Rollins)
      • 3. RAINCHECK (Billy Strayhorn)