The opener, valse hot, is a waltz, and my favorite rollins composition of all timeand thats saying a lot. Sonny side up verve 314 521 426duets verve 835 253 there are allstar sessions, and then theres dizzy gillespies sonny side up. The standard sonny rollins by sonny rollins on amazon. Sonny rollins sonny rollins plus four 1956, mp3 album download. The standard sonny rollins by sonny rollins on amazon music. Favourite sonny rollins solo i think that it is safe to say that all of them are great and certainly worthy of being peoples favourites.
Sonny rollins made only one album the standard sonny rollins without an original on it, prolific writer that he is. The tenor saxophonist is listed as the leader, but sonny rollins plus four is nothing other than the clifford brownmax roach quintet recording for a different label prestige rather than emarcy in 1956 mere months before browns tragic death at age 25 in a car crash. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. Sonny rollins to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. If you have forgotten your password for melodysale then you can request a. A 150 gram vinyl reissue of the famed jazz album by sonny rollins, released in 1956 on prestige records. Kiss and run is treated to a stopandgo intro, then settles into a brisk 44, as rollins, brown, and the perennially underrated richie powell fashion long. I was then reminded by the cd booklet that sonny rollins originally recorded plus four in 1957. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Get all the lyrics to songs on sonny rollins, volume 1 and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Albums include saxophone colossus, the bridge, and sonny side up. In celebration of rollinss 80th birthday, this remastered album sonny rollins on impulse. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
Explore releases from sonny rollins plus four at discogs. Listen to your favorite songs from the standard sonny rollins by sonny rollins now. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Sonny rollins is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians on the planet. The plus 4 in support of rollins daring tenor saxophone work here are none other than clifford brown trumpet, richie powell piano, george morrow bass and. A 30minute session was the standard in that day even for a jazz album regardless of how long the session was after the tape stopped rolling, all recorded music was unmercifully trimmed down for the sake. Awardwinning tenor saxophonist sonny rollins is universally recognized as one of the most influential figures in jazz history.
Mar 11, 2020 walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Clifford brown trumpet sonny rollins tenor saxophone richie powell piano george morrow bass max roach drums recorded nyc, march 22, 1956 music. Track listing all pieces by rollins unless otherwise noted. Sonny rollins plus 4 is a jazz album by sonny rollins, released in 1956 on prestige records. The official sonny rollins page december 2, 2017 sonny rollins plays where or when, featuring clifton anderson on trombone, mark soskin on piano, yoron israel on drums, bob cranshaw on bass, and jerome harris on guitar. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from sonny rollins plus four at the discogs marketplace. Three tracks feature leading monk disciple sonny rollins, hitting early peaks on two standards and stretching out on friday the th, plus a pair of tracks in which monks greatest studio trio with percy heath on bass and art blakey on drums introduce the classic work and nutty.
Max roach, sonny rollins, kenny dorham plus four music. Listen to your favorite songs from sonny rollins next album by sonny rollins now. After several incredible dates for prestige, rollins moved over to blue note to cut a series of studio and live recordings. Excerpts from kiss and run composed by sam coslow, performed by sonny rollins, max roach, clifford brown, richie powell and george morrow from the album, sonny rollins plus four. Oct 05, 2017 three tracks feature leading monk disciple sonny rollins, hitting early peaks on two standards and stretching out on friday the th, plus a pair of tracks in which monks greatest studio trio with percy heath on bass and art blakey on drums introduce the classic work and nutty. On this album rollins plays with the clifford brownmax roach quintet, of which he was a member at the time. Sonny rollins the best of sonny rollins blue note mp3. Sonny rollins sonny rollins plus four 1956, mp3 album. In 1956 sonny rollins was a member of the clifford brownmax roach quintet, and this recording features the same five with rollins leading. Sonny rollins spent a mythical night at the village vanguard 60 years ago today. Heres the tenor titan in all his 60s glory, with kenny drew on piano, alan dawson on drums and 19yearold. The album was the last recording including pianist richie powell and brown, as both died in a car accident three months later. Find highquality sonny rollins stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
Sonny rollins, volume 1 is a jazz album by sonny rollins, his first effort for the blue note label. Oct 08, 2017 a night at the village vanguard blue note 1614 nov. Originally released in 1956 on prestige, plus four has been reissued by concord records, which recently acquired the prestige catalogue. Sonny rollins will go down in history as not only the single most enduring tenor saxophonist of the bebop and hard bop era, but also the greatest contemporary jazz saxophonist of them all.
Sonny rollins, american jazz musician, a tenor saxophonist who was among the finest improvisers on the instrument to appear since the mid1950s. The attraction and high price of this record is down to it being the last appearance. The first of the four albums is sonny rollins plus four from 1956, with the same lineup as the max roachclifford brown quintet of the time. Upon listening to this, his fine debut for the label, not to mention classics like saxophone colossus and sonny rollins plus four, one almost takes for granted the tenor giants ability to reel off a nonstop flow of breathtaking solo lines while keeping an overall thematic structure intact. Multidimensional rearrangements of popular songs were a brownroach trademark. Upon listening to this, his fine debut for the label, not to mention classics like saxophone colossus and sonny rollins plus four, one almost takes for. On this album rollins plays with the clifford brownmax roach quintet. Sonny rollins plays where or when, featuring clifton anderson on trombone, mark soskin on piano, yoron israel on drums, bob cranshaw on bass, and jerome harris on guitar. This 1957 release features rollins backed by a starstudded lineup including art blakey on drums, horace silver on piano, paul chambers on bass, trombonist j. The tenor saxophonist is listed as the leader, but sonny rollins plus four is nothing other than the clifford brownmax roach quintet recording for a different label prestige rather than emarcy. Of course its 90% up to you the player, but if you want to get a gorgeous big fat centered sound, you might get closer with the buescher big b did sonny really play one of these on colossus. One of the great ensembles in jazz history, the quintet shows its. Music profile for sonny rollins, born 7 september 1930. Sonny rollins plus four 1956, falling in love with jazz 1989.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sonny rollins playin in the yard 2 the jazzomat research. Original jazz classics ojc029, ojccd0292 sonny rollins the sound of sonny milestone msp47007 sonny rollins the freedom suite plus riverside rlp 1124 sonny rollins, benny golson saxes in stereo jazzland jlp 72, jlp 972 sonny rollins sonnys time. Sonny rollins in trio 19571959 and 19621963 mark weber. Kiss and run is treated to a stopandgo intro, then settles into a brisk 44, as rollins, brown, and the perennially underrated richie powell. Sonny rollins plus 4 on lp saxophonist sonny rollins is hands down one of the most important jazz instrumentalists of the past 50 years and his 1956 hard bob prestige release plus 4 is not only regarded as one of his finest but essentially his first as a leader. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely. A night at the village vanguard blue note 1614 nov. Cd 2015 1115 release date deluxe edition includes four bonus tracks. Saxophonist sonny rollins is hands down one of the most important jazz instrumentalists of the past 50 years and his 1956 hard bob prestige release plus 4 is not only regarded as one of his finest but essentially his first as a leader. The original lp record, blue note release blp1542, did not distinguish the volume number in the title. As others have implied here, i dont think sonnys sound was the direct result of playing a mk vi. Newport jazz festival 195859 fdc it 1024 sonny rollins and the big brass metrojazz e1002. This album, featuring the twin tenors of sonny rollins and sonny stitt, contains one of the greatest tenor sax battles ever recorded.
On this session a twentysomething sonny rollins uses the other musicians in the clifford brownmax roach quintet of which he was a member as his sidemen. Sonny rollins, byname newk, original name theodore walter rollins, born september 7, 1930, new york, new york, u. Excerpts from tenor madness composed by sonny rollins, performed by sonny rollins and john coltrane from the album tenor madness, used courtesy of prestige. Albums became an increasingly important way for musicians to. Rollins est accompagne des musiciens du clifford brown max roach quintet dont il est lun des membres a cette periode. Original jazz classics ojc029, ojccd0292 sonny rollins the sound of sonny milestone msp47007 sonny rollins the freedom suite plus riverside rlp 1124 sonny rollins, benny golson saxes in stereo jazzland jlp 72, jlp 972 sonny rollins sonny s time. The official sonny rollins page where or when facebook. Walter theodore sonny rollins born september 7, 1930 is an american jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Sonny rollins next album by sonny rollins on amazon music. And on sonny rollins plus 4, hes clearly inspired by max roach and clifford browns depth of spirit. Sonny rollins the freedom suite plus milestone msp47007 v. Feb, 2014 this entry was posted in ebay, esquire, sonny rollins and tagged clifford brown, esquire, george morrow, max roach, richie powell, sonny rollins by londonjazzcollector. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone, clifford brown trumpet, max roach drums, richie powell piano, george morrow bass, bob weinstock supervisor, rudy van gelder recording engineer, tom hannan cover design, ira gitler liner notes. Completed by pianist richie powell bud powells younger brother and bassist george morrow, this was a superb group.
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