Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (Hybrid SACD, Mono)
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Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone [click here to see more products featuring Sonny Rollins]
Tommy Flanagan – piano [click here to see more products featuring Tommy Flanagan]
Doug Watkins – bass [click here to see more products featuring Doug Watkins]
Max Roach – drums [click here to see more products featuring Max Roach]
Written Sonny Rollins (1, 3, 5), Don Raye (2), Gene DePaul (2), Kurt Weil (4)
1 Hybrid SACD, Gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Mono
Studio
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Prestige
Recorded June 22, 1956 in Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey by Rudy Van Gelder
Produced by Bob Weinstock
Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Originally released in 1956
Reissued in 2022
Tracks:
- Strode Rode
- Blue 7
- Moritat
- St. Thomas
- You Don't Know What Love Is
Reviews :
“Sonny Rollins recorded many memorable sessions during 1954-1958, but Saxophone Colossus is arguably his finest all-around set. Joined by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach, Rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of "St. Thomas," tears into the chord changes of "Mack the Knife" (here called "Moritat"), introduces "Strode Rode," is lyrical on "You Don't Know What Love Is," and constructs a solo on "Blue Seven" that practically defines his style. Essential music that, as with all of Rollins' Prestige recordings, has also been reissued as part of a huge "complete" box set; listeners with a tight budget are advised to pick up this single disc and be amazed.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.79 / 5