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Sonny Rollins
The Freelance Years: The Complete Riverside & Contemporary Recordings
Compil. US 2000 on Riverside Records label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop, Post-Bop)
Compilation of Sonny Rollin's recordings on Riverside as leader and sideman, © and ℗ 2000 Fantasy Inc. Recorded: #1-1 to 1-4; December 1956 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City #1-5 to 2-5: March 7, 1957 at Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles #2-6 to 3-2: May 21 and 27, 1957 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City #3-3 to 3-12: June 19, 1957 (3-3, 3-6, 3-12), June 11 & 12, 1957 (other selections) at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City #3-13 to 4-7: October 28, 1957 at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City #4-8 to 4-10: Novemer 4, 1957 at Beltone Studios, New York City #4-11 to 5-1: February 1958 at WOR Studio Recordings, New York City #5-2 to 5-12: October 20 & 22, 1958 at Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles
Musicians
 | Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US tenor saxophone, album by, written by |
 | Ernie Henry as, 1926-1957 US alto saxophone |
 | Jamie Putnam , US art direction, design, box |
 | Leroy Vinnegar b, 1928-1999 US bass |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Paul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US bass |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Ray Brown b, 1926-2002 US bass |
 | Wendell Marshall b, 1920-2002 US bass |
 | Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US celesta, piano, written by |
 | Kenny Dennis dr, *1930 US drums |
 | Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums |
 | Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums |
 | Shelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US drums |
 | Barney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US guitar |
 | Abbey Lincoln voc, 1930-2010 US leader, vocals |
 | Gil Coggins p, 1928-2004 US piano |
 | Hampton Hawes p, 1928-1977 US piano |
 | Hank Jones p, 1918-2010 US piano |
 | Sonny Clark p, 1931-1963 US piano |
 | Wynton Kelly p, 1931-1971 US piano |
 | Eric Miller , 1941-2017 US producer, compilatiom |
 | Leonard Feather p, 1914-1994 GB producer, original |
 | Lester Koenig , 1918-1977 US producer, original |
 | Orrin Keepnews , 1923-2015 US producer, original |
 | David Luke , translated by, edited by |
 | Jimmy Cleveland tb, 1926-2008 US trombone |
 | Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet |
 | Kenny Dorham tr, 1924-1972 US trumpet, written by |
 | Victor Feldman vib, p, perc, 1934-1987 GB vibraphone |
Producers
| Rikka Arnold coordinator, production |
| Terri Hinte coordinator, production |
| Linda Kalin design, book |
| Bob Parent photography by |
| Chuck Stewart photography by |
| Esmond Edwards photography by |
| Lee Tanner photography by |
| Ray Avery photography by |
| Ted Williams photography by |
| William Claxton photography by |
| Charles Raucher recorded by |
| Jack Higgins recorded by |
| Roy DuNann recorded by |
| Sam Morse recorded by |
| Kirk Felton remastered by |
Composers
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brilliant Corners | Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk | 7:45 |
| 2 | Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lue-Are | Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk | 13:19 |
| 3 | Bemsha Swing | Sonny Rollins | Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk | 7:44 |
| 4 | Pannonica | Sonny Rollins | Thelonious Monk | 8:52 |
| 5 | I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) | Sonny Rollins | Johnny Mercer | 5:42 |
| 6 | Way Out West | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 6:31 |
| 7 | Come, Gone | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 7:52 |
| 8 | There Is No Greater Love | Sonny Rollins | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | 5:16 |
| 9 | Wagon Wheels | Sonny Rollins | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | 10:10 |
| 10 | Solitude | Sonny Rollins | Duke Ellington, Eddie Delange, Irving Mills | 7:53 |
| 11 | I'm An Old Cowhand (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Johnny Mercer | 10:12 |
| 12 | Come, Gone (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 10:29 |
| 13 | There Is No Greater Love (Take 2) | Sonny Rollins | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | 5:15 |
| 14 | Way Out West (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 6:39 |
| 15 | Falling In Love With Love | Sonny Rollins | Rodgers & Hart | 9:11 |
| 16 | My Old Flame | Sonny Rollins | Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow | 5:22 |
| 17 | La Villa | Sonny Rollins | Kenny Dorham | 7:04 |
| 18 | I'll Remember April | Sonny Rollins | Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston | 12:06 |
| 19 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Sonny Rollins | Hammerstein-Kern | 2:57 |
| 20 | Just In Time | Sonny Rollins | Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne | 3:58 |
| 21 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie | Sonny Rollins | Dan Russo, Ernie Erdman, Gus Kahn | 4:23 |
| 22 | What Is There To Say? | Sonny Rollins | E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke | 4:55 |
| 23 | Dearly Beloved | Sonny Rollins | Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer | 3:05 |
| 24 | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Sonny Rollins | Cole Porter | 3:23 |
| 25 | Cutie | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 5:54 |
| 26 | It Could Happen To You | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke | 3:46 |
| 27 | Mangoes | Sonny Rollins | Dee Libbey, Sid Wayne | 5:34 |
| 28 | Funky Hotel Blues | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 6:01 |
| 29 | Porgy | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 4:26 |
| 30 | I Must Have That Man! | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 3:58 |
| 31 | When A Woman Loves A Man | Sonny Rollins | Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer | 4:26 |
| 32 | Strong Man | Sonny Rollins | Oscar Brown Jr. | 5:04 |
| 33 | Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe | Sonny Rollins | E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen | 5:56 |
| 34 | That's Him | Sonny Rollins | Billy Hill, Ted Nash | 3:25 |
| 35 | My Man | Sonny Rollins | Albert Willemetz, Channing Pollock, Jacques Charles, Maurice Yvain | 3:57 |
| 36 | Don't Explain | Sonny Rollins | Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday | 6:41 |
| 37 | I Must Have That Man! (Take 3. Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 3:56 |
| 38 | Porgy (Take 1, Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields | 4:29 |
| 39 | Sonnymoon For Two | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 9:08 |
| 40 | Like Someone In Love | Sonny Rollins | Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke | 5:00 |
| 41 | Theme From Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathetique | Sonny Rollins | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 5:59 |
| 42 | Till There Was You (Take 4) | Sonny Rollins | Meredith Willson | 4:58 |
| 43 | Someday I'll Find You | Sonny Rollins | Noël Coward | 4:40 |
| 44 | Will You Still Be Mine? | Sonny Rollins | Matt Dennis, Tom Adair | 2:59 |
| 45 | Shadow Waltz | Sonny Rollins | Al Dubin, Harry Warren | 4:16 |
| 46 | Till There Was You (Take 3, Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Meredith Willson | 4:58 |
| 47 | The Freedom Suite | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins | 19:35 |
| 48 | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | Sonny Rollins | Hammerstein-Kern | 5:26 |
| 49 | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody | Sonny Rollins | Jean Schwartz, Joe Young, Sam Lewis | 4:41 |
| 50 | How High The Moon | Sonny Rollins | Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton | 7:43 |
| 51 | You | Sonny Rollins | Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson | 4:15 |
| 52 | I've Found A New Baby | Sonny Rollins | Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams | 3:39 |
| 53 | Alone Together | Sonny Rollins | Schwartz & Dietz | 5:59 |
| 54 | The Song Is You | Sonny Rollins | Hammerstein-Kern | 5:45 |
| 55 | In The Chapel In The Moonlight | Sonny Rollins | Billy Hill | 6:40 |
| 56 | You (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson | 4:15 |
| 57 | I've Found A New Baby (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams | 4:23 |
| 58 | The Song Is You (Alternate) | Sonny Rollins | Hammerstein-Kern | 6:11 |
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