MEDIUM HYBRID SACD
CONDITION sealed
CD CASE M mint
BOOKLET M mint
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Mono
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE sonnyrollins.com
Sonny Rollins — tenor sax
Tommy Flanagan — piano
Doug Watkins — bass
Max Roach — drums
st. thomas - 6:49
you don't know what love is - 6:30
strode rode - 5:17
moritat - 10:05
blue 7 - 11:17
One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure
"Saxophone Colossus" inspired critics to write scholarly analyses and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry
Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the ’50s, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise
"St. Thomas", a traditional West Indian melody which Mal Waldron remembered as "The Carnival", was recorded by many artists after Sonny introduced it here
It remains a jazz standard today
The contributions of Tommy Flanagan’s elegant swing, Doug Watkins’s steady lift, and Max Roach’s most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album
RECORDING June 22 1956 at van Gelder Studio Hackensack
ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder
LABEL Prestige
RE MASTERING Kevin Gray
RE RELEASED June 2014
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
MADE IN USA
STYLE Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
