Saxophone Colossus

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 29 available)

Annotation

Additional:
The VICJ release is K2 HD mastered, possibly a limited edition.
SVICJ-41002 is a three discs bundle called Sonny Rollins, containing:
* Saxophone Colossus
* Tenor Madness
* Worktime

Annotation last modified on 2007-04-21 21:13 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1St. Thomas
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
St. Thomas (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
instrumental recording of:
St. Thomas
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
46:48
2You Don't Know What Love Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
6:29
3Strode Rode
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Strode Rode (on 1956-05-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
recording of:
Strode Rode (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
5:15
4Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (The Ballad of Mack the Knife) A Theme From "The Threepenny Opera"
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
instrumental recording of:
Moritat (Mack the Knife) (Eric Bentley translation) (on 1956-06-22)
writer:
Bertolt Brecht
translator:
Eric Bentley (Brecht translator and playwright)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
10:06
5Blue 7
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Blue 7 (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
411:14