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Sonny Rollins
The Blue Note Recordings

Compil. 1997 on Blue Note label
Jazz (Hard-Bop)

Tracks 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 5-5, 5-6, 5-8, 5-9 do not appear on LP configuration. The 5 CDs are contained in a cardboard sleeve. The studio albums were recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey : Tracks 1-1 to 1-5 on December 16, 1956 Tracks 2-1 to 2-6 on April 14, 1957 ( Wikipedia ) Tracks 3-1 to 3-6 on September 22, 1957 The live albums were recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City : Tracks 4-1 to 4-7 on November 3, 1957 Tracks 5-1 to 5-9 on November 3, 1957 In 1975 was issued a 2-LP Blue Note titled " More From The Vanguard " with more material from his historical session ( 1957 ). With the CD format, we have taken that double and the original album and constructed 2 CDs that include all of the same music, but now in chronological order as it happened in that day. ( from the liner notes by Michael Cuscuna )

     
Musicians
PortraitSonny Rollins ts, *1930 US
tenor saxophone, written by, album by
PortraitDonald Bailey b, US
bass
PortraitDoug Watkins b, 1934-1962 US
bass
PortraitGene Ramey b, 1913-1984 US
bass
PortraitPaul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US
bass
PortraitWilbur Ware b, 1923-1979 US
bass
Portrait"Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US
drums
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitElvin Jones dr, 1927-2004 US
drums
PortraitMax Roach dr, 1924-2007 US
drums
PortraitPete La Roca dr, 1938-2012 US
drums
PortraitHorace Silver p, 1928-2014 US
piano
PortraitThelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US
piano, written by
PortraitWynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US
piano
PortraitMichael Cuscuna sax, dr, *1949 US
reissue producer, liner notes, reissue
PortraitJ.J. Johnson tb, 1924-2001 US
trombone
PortraitDonald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US
trumpet
Producers
Harold Feinstein design, cover
Reid Miles design, cover
Rudy Van Gelder engineer
Joe Goldberg liner notes
Leonard Feather liner notes
Robert Levin liner notes
Francis Wolff photography by, cover
Alfred Lion producer
Ron McMaster remastered by, digital transfer
Yoshio Okazaki remastered by, digital transfer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1" Volume One " (1957)Sonny Rollins
2DecisionSonny Rollins8:00
3BluesnoteSonny Rollins6:59
4How Are Things In Glocca MorraSonny RollinsBurton Lane, E.Y. Harburg6:17
5Plain JaneSonny Rollins9:57
6SonnysphereSonny Rollins9:36
7" Volume Two " (1957)Sonny Rollins
8Why Don't ISonny Rollins5:42
9Wail MarchSonny Rollins6:09
10MisteriosoSonny RollinsThelonious Monk9:22
11ReflectionsSonny RollinsThelonious Monk7:01
12You Stepped Out Of A DreamSonny RollinsGus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown6:22
13Poor ButterflySonny RollinsJohn L. Golden, Raymond Hubbell6:05
14" Newk's Time " (1958)Sonny Rollins
15Tune UpSonny RollinsMiles Davis5:42
16Asiatic RaesSonny RollinsKenny Dorham5:55
17Wonderful! Wonderful!Sonny RollinsBen Raleigh, Sherman Edwards5:55
18The Surrey With The Fringe On TopSonny RollinsRodgers & Hammerstein6:30
19Blues For Philly JoeSonny Rollins6:39
20Namely YouSonny RollinsGene DePaul, Johnny Mercer3:17
21" A Night At The Village Vanguard - Volume 1 " (1957)Sonny Rollins
22A Night In Tunisia (Afternoon Take)Sonny RollinsDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:35
23I've Got You Under My SkinSonny RollinsCole Porter9:48
24A Night In Tunisia (Evening Take)Sonny RollinsDizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli8:52
25Softly As In A Morning SunriseSonny RollinsOscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg6:37
26FourSonny RollinsMiles Davis8:27
27Woody'n YouSonny RollinsDizzy Gillespie8:16
28Old Devil MoonSonny RollinsBurton Lane, E.Y. Harburg7:30
29" A Night At The Village Vanguard - Volume 2 " (1986)Sonny Rollins
30What Is This Thing Called LoveSonny RollinsCole Porter13:25
31Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Take 2)Sonny RollinsOscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg7:30
32Sonnymoon For TwoSonny Rollins7:30
33I Can't Get StartedSonny RollinsIra Gershwin, Vernon Duke4:00
34I'll Remember AprilSonny RollinsDon Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston8:35
35Get HappySonny RollinsHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler8:43
36Strivers RowSonny Rollins6:50
37All The Things You AreSonny RollinsHammerstein-Kern6:32
38Get Happy (Short Version)Sonny RollinsHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler4:32
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