8436569191606

Way Out West

Sonny Rollins

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Format: LP

Cat No: 37094

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Release Date:  01 September 2018

Label:  Jazz Images

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436569191606

Genres:  Jazz  Bebop  

  • Description

    When Sonny Rollins arrived to Los Angeles in early 1957, he discovered that Ray Brown was also in town with Oscar Peterson's trio and that Shelly Manne was on hand leading a band of his own. The result was a March 7, 1957 recording session, which marked Rollins' very first date in a trio setting and his first recording without the accompaniment of a piano or guitar. The saxophonist was at the height of his career during this period and in 1957 he was named the "New Star" tenor saxophonist in the Down Beat critics' poll. While the Western theme may seem like the idea of a crazed publicist, it actually sprang from the mind of Rollins himself. In his own words: "I loved the old cowboy movies I saw as a kid. I still love to watch those old films. I am pretty sure that the Western theme was my idea. And it was also my idea for the cover, in which I am dressed like a cowboy." 180g vinyl, gatefold sleeve with photographs by William Claxton.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. I'm An Old Cowhand
      • 2. Solitude
      • 3. Come, Gone

      Side 2

      • 1. Wagon Wheels
      • 2. There Is No Greater Love
      • 3. Way Out West