Kind Of Blue (Vinyl) by Miles Davis Vinyl $20.28. Saxophone Colossus. Listen/Buy. Tremendous sounding record. It was Rollins' first release following a three-year sabbatical and was his first album for RCA Victor. The saxophonist was joined by the musicians with whom he recorded for the next segment of his career: Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on double bass and Ben Riley on drums. There is not better feeling than paying under $30.00 for an outstanding audiophile jazz reissue. June 22, 1956 Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach. [citation needed], The final track, "Blue 7", is a blues piece, over eleven minutes long. Its main, rather disjunct melody was spontaneously composed. Dead silent vinyl too. This pressing is incredible, buy it now before it doubles in price when it goes OOP. (In the booklet provided with the boxed set, The Complete Prestige Recordings, Rollins makes it clear that it was the record company that insisted on his taking credit.) The tune is traditional and had already been recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title "Fire Down There". Hodges! I'm interested if this is a repress using Kevin Gray's cut. 87-year-old saxophone legend Sonny Rollins donated what’s essentially his life’s work in handwritten papers, documents, video’s and records to the Schomburg Center in Harlem. Schuller praises Rollins on "Blue 7" for the use of motivic development exploring and developing melodic themes throughout his three solos, so that the piece is unified, rather than being composed of unrelated ideas. Only complaint would be it comes in a generic flimsy outer sleeve rather than a tip-on but that’s me grasping at straws. Prestige Records. It was recorded in a single day, the tight knit of the musicians enabling them to record most of the songs in one take, then something of a rarity. Eldridge! Posted on Feb 1, 2014 in Uncategorized. The sixth album Sonny Rollins recorded as the leader of his own band, Saxophone Colossus features Sonny on saxophone, Tommy Flanagan on piano, Doug Watkins on bass and Max Roach on drums. Joined by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach, Rollins debuts and performs the definitive version of "St. Thomas," tears into the chord changes of "Mack the Knife" (here called "Moritat"), introduces "Strode Rode," is lyrical on "You … I don’t hear a single pop or click and no surface noise. Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins is universally acknowledged as one of the most important and influential musicians in the history of jazz. Be careful about getting the label side wet if you have this CD. Tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins has long been hailed as one of the most important artists in jazz history, and still, today, he is viewed as the greatest living jazz improviser. In Stock. Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Max Roach (drums). His DVD includes far more comments and conversation from Rollins (who’s never sought the … Format: 180 gram clear vinyl LP Cat: DOL 773HF Released: 23 Dec 20 Genre: Jazz. [2] It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producers Bob Weinstock and Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. June 22, 1956. The album's title was devised by Prestige Records' in-house publicity director Robert "Bob" Altshuler. Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Conhece a nossa gama de Jazz e Blues sem sair de casa em Worten.pt As long as you expose it to moisture, I'm guessing the CD will remain fine because despite the flaking from rinsing, the gold is otherwise stable and shouldn't oxidize over time. Saxophone Colossus. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2019 Blue Marble Vinyl release of Saxophone Colossus on Discogs. Can’t compare to the recent analog reissues out there, but I’m not sure I need to because this one’s so good (especially at its price). Sabe mais sobre CD Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus. [3], In 2017, Saxophone Colossus was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant". Rollins's playing never falters; he's backed by the redoubtable Max Roach on drums, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Doug Watkins on bass. Tracks. The moniker “Saxophone Colossus” aptly describes the magnitude of the man and his music. Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (Full Album) Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins.It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producers Bob Weinstock and Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. And all done with the uncompromising swinging that has characterized them all along. [4], There are five tracks on the album, three of which are credited to Rollins. According to The Mojo Collection, it was released in the autumn of 1956,[3] and AllMusic also lists that year as the one of its release,[5] while an August 1957 issue of Billboard magazine listed the album among records released in the period between March 16 and July of that same year. [6], In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow called Saxophone Colossus "arguably his finest all-around set",[5] while German musicologist Peter Niklas Wilson deemed it "another milestone of the Rollins discography, a recording repeatedly cited as Rollins' chef d'oeuvre, and one of the classic jazz albums of all time". Another remastered version, this time by Van Gelder, was released on 21 March 2006. Saxophone Colossus was cut just four days before the death of Clifford Brown, in whose outfit Rollins, following stints with Davis, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, had been playing until that point, and whose co-leader, Max Roach, is the one delivering that memorable drum intro on "St. Thomas" (George Morrow, the Brown/Roach bassist, will get a mention in a moment). Genres: Hard Bop. The original 22 June 1956 session was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. 5 tracks (38:36). Perfectly named and packaged to reflect it's content, Saxophone Colossus is an album of laid back, yet upbeat hard bop of a heavily bluesy nature (in more than one sense of the word) that evokes smokey, late night jazz clubs and is dominated by the magnificent work of Sonny Rollins, one of the great hard bop jazz saxophonists in a quartet setting that allows him to do such. Prestige Records. Lots of separation for a mono pressing. Saxophone Colossus (remastered) DOL. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. Rated #1 in the best albums of 1957, and #465 of all-time album.. St. Thomas (Rollins) You Don’t Know What Love Is Strode Rode (Rollins) Moritat Blue 7 (Rollins) Personnel. Blue Train by John Coltrane Vinyl $16.99. [15] It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producers Bob Weinstock and Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus was filmed in 1986, only a year after he’d started recording and performing again following almost nine years out of the spotlight. One of the best sounding albums i own, simply amazing. The Bridge is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded in 1962. Descubra novas músicas, shows, vídeos e fotos no maior catálogo on-line com a Last.fm. “Really what it allows us to do is to continue to get to know him better over the decades whether he’s here with us or not,” said Schola Lynch, curator of the Moving Image and Sound Division at the Schomburg. Mastered by Stave Hoffman and Kevin Gray! "St. Thomas" is a calypso-inspired piece named after Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands. In 2000 it was voted number 405 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums. great soundstage, clear, dynamic. Tracks. Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. [14] Ralph J. Gleason reviewed the album later in June for DownBeat, writing: Almost as if in answer to the charge that there is a lack of grace and beauty in the work of the New York hard-swingers comes this album in which Rollins displays humor, gentleness, a delicate feeling for beauty in line, and a puckish sense of humor. I cover every one of his albums, and much more, in the biography I’ve been writing for the past five years, Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins, based on extensive archival research and conversations with Sonny and more than 200 others, forthcoming from Hachette Books. Ouça gratuitamente Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (St. Thomas, You Don't Know What Love Is e muitos outros). Out of stock. Quiet vinyl, solid bass, and great clarity despite being a mono mix. 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Saxophone Colossus was released by Prestige Records to critical success and helped establish Rollins as a prominent jazz artist. Sonny Rollins recorded many memorable sessions during 1954-1958, but Saxophone Colossus is arguably his finest all-around set. If you try to clean it with running water, it will curdle and break off. I havent gone version hunting on this Lp, but this one seems kind of blah. Hawkins! Sonny sounds like he’s in your living room laying down an all time classic album. Thanks! Independent sources have differed in their reporting of the album's release date. Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, New Jersey. Nothing wrong, just not much pop and fizz. The original matrix is scratched out, but I can still make it out. Ships from and sold by ziarecords. Nimbus used a poor lacquer known to become sticky under certain conditions, and it will attract dust and lint that will get stuck to its surface. 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