Description
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus / The Iconic Jazz Masterpiece + Two Bonus Albums, Digitally Remastered On 2CDs / Not Now Music 2x Audio CD 2010 / NOT2CD362
UPC 5060143493621
Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producer Bob Weinstock and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach. Saxophone Colossus was released by Prestige Records to critical success and helped establish Rollins as a prominent jazz artist.
In 2017, Saxophone Colossus was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant".
| Label: | Not Now Music – NOT2CD362 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album, Compilation
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| Country: | UK |
| Released: |
2010 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: |
Tracklist:
| Saxophone Colossus | |||
| 1-1 | St. Thomas | 6:46 | |
| 1-2 | You Don't Know What Love Is | 6:26 | |
| 1-3 | Strode Rode | 5:12 | |
| 1-4 | Moritat | 10:04 | |
| 1-5 | Blue Seven | 11:16 | |
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Newk's Time |
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| 2-1 | Tune Up | 5:44 | |
| 2-2 | Asiatic Raes | 5:57 | |
| 2-3 | The Surrey With The Fringe On Top | 6:31 | |
| 2-4 | Wonderful! Wonderful! | 5:59 | |
| 2-5 | Namely You | 3:19 | |
| 2-6 | Blues For Philly Joe | 6:44 | |
|
Tenor Madness |
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| 2-7 | Tenor Madness | 12:14 | |
| 2-8 | When Your Lover Has Gone | 6:10 | |
| 2-9 | Paul's Pal | 5:09 | |
| 2-10 | My Reverie | 6:05 | |
| 2-11 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World |
5:35 |
- Bass – Doug Watkins (tracks: 1-1 - 2-6), Paul Chambers (3) (tracks: 2-7 - 2-11)
- Drums – Philly Joe Jones (tracks: 2-1 - 2-11), Max Roach (tracks: 1-1 - 1-5)
- Liner Notes – Michael Heatley
- Piano – Red Garland (tracks: 2-7 - 2-11), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1-1 - 1-5), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 2-1 - 2-6)
- Producer [Original Album] – Alfred Lion (tracks: 2-1 - 2-6), Bob Weinstock (tracks: 1-1 - 1-5, 2-7 - 2-11)
- Reissue Producer – Glenn Gretlund
- Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: 2-7 - 2-11), Sonny Rollins (tracks: All)
