The Definitive Sonny Rollins on Prestige, Riverside, and Contemporary

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Mambo Bounce
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
recording of:
Mambo Bounce (on 1951-12-17)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins2:25
2In a Sentimental Mood (instrumental)
Sonny Rollins3:21
3Airegin (RVG remaster)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-06-29)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1954-06-29)
piano:
Horace Silver (on 1954-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-06-29)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1954-06-29)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-06-29)
recording of:
Airegin (instrumental) (on 1954-06-29)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (in 1954)
publisher:
Prestige (American jazz label) and Prestige Music
Miles Davis4:58
4Doxy (RVG remaster)
recording of:
Doxy
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis4:52
5Oleo (RVG remaster)
recording of:
Oleo
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music Corporation, Prestige Music and Sony/ATV Songs (SOCAN)
Miles Davis5:11
6Moving Out (RVG remaster)
Sonny Rollins4:31
7The Way You Look Tonight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-10-25)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1954-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1954-10-25)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-10-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-10-25)
instrumental recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”) (on 1954-10-25)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 9)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Thelonious Monk5:12
8Paradox
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
Paradox
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins4:59
9Pent-Up House
recorded in:
New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22) and New York, New York, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
bass and double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Pent-Up House (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Sonny Rollins8:53
10Valse Hot
recorded in:
New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-22) and New York, New York, United States (on 1956-03-22)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
bass and double bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-03-22)
piano:
Richie Powell (on 1956-03-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-03-22)
trumpet:
Clifford Brown (trumpet) (on 1956-03-22)
recording of:
Valse Hot (on 1956-03-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins8:37
11Tenor Madness
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist)
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
guest tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
recording of:
Tenor Madness (on 1956-05-24)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins Quartet12:18
12St. Thomas
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
St. Thomas (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins46:46
CD 2
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1Blue 7
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Blue 7 (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins411:20
2I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
Sonny Rollins4:55
3Sonny Boy
Sonny Rollins8:23
4Bemsha Swing
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-12-07)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-07)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-12-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-07)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1956-12-07)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-07)
recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1956-12-07)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd. and Thelonious Music
Thelonious Monk7:45
5I’m an Old Cowhand
recording engineer:
Roy Du Nann (Audio Engineer)
sound engineer:
Roy DuNann
producer:
Lester Koenig
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-03-07)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1957-03-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1957-03-07)
recorded at:
Contemporary’s Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-07)
instrumental recording of:
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (on 1957-03-07)
composer:
Johnny Mercer
Sonny Rollins5:42
6Way Out West
Sonny Rollins6:32
7It Could Happen to You
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
solo tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
engineered at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
instrumental cover recording of:
It Could Happen to You (from 1957-06-11 until 1957-06-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Sony/ATV Harmony and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:
Gehrmans Musikförlag, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
Sonny Rollins3:47
8The Freedom Suite
Sonny Rollins19:35
9I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
Sonny Rollins5:23