Sonny Rollins - The Best Of Sonny Rollins

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Sonny Rollins
The Best Of Sonny Rollins

Compil. US 1989 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Post-Bop)

Tracks 1 & 6 recorded on December 16, 1956 in Hackensack, New Jersey; originally issued on "Sonny Rollins-Vol. I" (BLP 1542). Tracks 2 to 4 recorded on April 14, 1957 in Hackensack, New Jersey; originally issued on "Sonny Rollins-Vol. II" (BLP 1558). Track 5 recorded on September 22, 1957 in Hackensack, New Jersey; originally issued on "Newk's Time" (BST 84001). Tracks 7 to 9 recorded on November 3, 1957 at The Village Vanguard, New York City; originally issued on "A Night At The Village Vanguard" (BLP 1581). "Tune Up" in stereo, all other selections are mono. Tracks 3, 8, 9 are bonus tracks.

Musicians

	Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US album by, tenor saxophone, written by
	Gene Ramey b, 1913-1984 US bass
	Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums
	Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano
	Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US trumpet
	Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass
	Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums
	Horace Silver p, 1928-2014 US piano
	J.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US trombone
	Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US piano, written by
	Doug Watkins b, 1934-1962 US bass
	"Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US drums
	Wilbur Ware b, 1923-1979 US bass
	Elvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US drums

Producers

Michael Cuscuna compilation producer

Franko Caligiuri design

Richard Mantel design

Francis Wolff photography by, cover

Alfred Lion producer

Rudy Van Gelder recorded by

Composers

Sonny Rollins

John L. Golden

Raymond Hubbell

Thelonious Monk

Miles Davis

Burton Lane

E.Y. Harburg

Oscar Hammerstein II

Sigmund Romberg

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Decision	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins	8:01
2	Poor Butterfly	Sonny Rollins	John L. Golden, Raymond Hubbell	6:06
3	Why Don't I	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins	5:43
4	Misterioso	Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk	9:22
5	Tune Up	Sonny Rollins	Miles Davis	5:45
6	How Are Things In Glocca Morra	Sonny Rollins	Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg	6:17
7	Sonnymoon For Two	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins	8:49
8	Softly As In A Morning Sunrise	Sonny Rollins	Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg	7:56
9	Striver's Row	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins	5:51

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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