The Best of Sonny Rollins - PRESTIGE
Released: Aug 31, 2004
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Released: Aug 31, 2004
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It's easy to look at the titles of a number of jazz musicians' albums from the 1950s and wonder to oneself: were these guys egotistical? Tenor Sonny Rollins, for instance, named one album Saxophone...
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Newk's Time - BONUS TRACK
Released: Mar 23, 2004
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Released: Mar 23, 2004
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This 2004 Rudy Van Gelder edition of Sonny Rollins' classic Newk's Time album, which places the tenor saxophonist in the company of bassist Doug Watkins, drummer Philly Joe Jones, and pianist...
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Complete Capitol, Savoy and Blue Note Feature Recordings
Released: Mar 9, 2004
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Released: Mar 9, 2004
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This two-disc import set might be (unintentionally) misleading to some because Sonny Rollins is a sideman on all of these dates. Each of them comes from 1949, before he made his debut as a leader....
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Sonny Meets Hawk! - JAPAN
Released: Dec 2, 2003
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Released: Dec 2, 2003
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Throughout a career that spanned more than 40 years, Coleman Hawkins consistently maintained a progressive attitude, operating at or near the cutting edge of developments in jazz. If Hawk's...
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Way Out West - JVC 2003 REISSUE
Released: Nov 18, 2003
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Released: Nov 18, 2003
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The timeless Way Out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz's top tenor saxophonist (at least until John Coltrane surpassed him the following year). Joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly...
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With the Modern Jazz Quartet
Released: Apr 1, 2003
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Released: Apr 1, 2003
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Sonny Rollins' (tenor sax) earliest sessions as a bandleader are among the fresh and vibrant baker's dozen of selections on With The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) (1971). However the title is somewhat...
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