Album
Saxophone Colossus
1957 · Jazz
57 collectors on Gatefold own this
Saxophone Colossus is a Jazz album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1957. On Gatefold: 203 pressings tracked, owned by 57 collectors.
About
After some great side work with Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, and The Modern Jazz Quartet, as well as few excellent albums as a band leader, Sonny Rollins became a jazz giant with 1956’s <i>Saxophone Colossus</i>. He’s front and center from the get-go, leading a quartet through his signature “St. Thomas,” which melds calypso rhythms with his singular style of extemporaneous riffing. Pure elegance follows, punctuated by a landmark version of “Moritat” (“Mack the Knife”), where he effortlessly turns the <i>Three Penny Opera</i> tune inside out.
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Tracklist
- 1St. Thomas6:46
- 2You Don't Know What Love Is (Rudy Van Gelder Rudy Van Gelder Remastered 2006 / Shared ISRC)6:27
- 3Strode Rode (Remastered 2006 / Shared ISRC)5:13
- 4Moritat10:01
- 5Blue 7 (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster 1956)11:17
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Bebop & Hard Bop
- warm
- playful
- smoky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
1st pressing with West 50th Street address on both labels and back cover.
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
Laminated sleeve (on front only).
CATALOG NUMBERS:
- Prestige 7079 on front and back of sleeve as well as on spine
- PRLP 7079 on labels
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Doug WatkinsBASS
- Max RoachDRUMS
- Sonny RollinsSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Sonny Rollins Quartet
- Tommy FlanaganPIANO
- "Philly" Joe JonesDRUMS
- Bob CranshawBASS
- George MorrowBASS
- H. T. SaundersDRUMS
- Henry GrimesBASS
- Jim HallGUITAR
- John LewisPIANO
- Kenny ClarkeDRUMS
- Milt JacksonVIBRAPHONE
- Paul ChambersBASS
- Percy HeathBASS
- Ray BryantPIANO
- Red GarlandPIANO
57 collectors on Gatefold own this · 203 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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