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Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus flac album
  • Performer Sonny Rollins
  • Title Saxophone Colossus
  • Date of release 2010
  • Country US
  • Style Bop
  • Other formats ADX RA AA MP4 WMA DXD DMF
  • Genre Jazz
  • Size MP3 1583 mb
  • Size FLAC 1161 mb
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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. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach. 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. 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 Don't Know What Love Is," and constructs a solo on "Blue Seven" that practically defines his style.

Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Saxophone Colossus was released later that year by Prestige Records to critical success and helped establish Rollins as a prominent jazz artist.

Reis Rmst ed. Reissued, Remastered. Includes FREE MP3 version of this album. Saxophone Colossus is the most successful of the late 1950s albums that made his reputation. Rollins's playing never falters; he's backed by the redoubtable Max Roach on drums, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Doug Watkins on bass. Rollins is equally at home with the lilting Caribbean air of "St. Thomas," standards ("You Don't Know What Love Is"), blues ("Strode Rode," featuring a driving Flanagan solo), and a smoldering version of Brecht-Weill's "Moritat" (better known as "Mac the Knife").

Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus by Eric J. Iannelli, published on September 14, 2009. Although it features different cover art from the original, the album is billed only Saxophone Colossus, and yet it also includes Work Time, recorded in December of 1955, in its entirely. EJC would therefore seem to be in desperate need of both a unifying vision and better quality control. Work Time, a more straight-ahead hard bop effort than Saxophone Colossus (four of its five tracks are standards, or at the very least non-Rollins charts), comes after its chronological successor here

Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 St. Thomas
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 6:45
2 You Don't Know What Love Is
Written-By – Raye*, De Paul*
 6:27
3 Strode Rode
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 5:14
4 Moritat
Written-By – Bertold Brecht*, Kurt Weill
 10:00
5 Blue Seven
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 11:15
6 There's No Business Like Show Business
Written-By – Irving Berlin
 6:19
7 Paradox
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 4:57
8 Raincheck
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
 6:00
9 There Are Such Things
Written-By – Bauer*, Meyer*, Adams*
 9:28
10 It's All Right With Me
Written-By – Cole Porter
 6:08

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Poll Winners Records
  • Copyright (c) – Poll Winners Records
  • Pressed By – MPO Iberica

Credits

  • Bass – Doug Watkins (tracks: 1 to 5), George Morrow (tracks: 6 to 10)
  • Drums – Max Roach
  • Liner Notes – Arnold Marcus, Ira Gitler, Ralph J. Gleason
  • Piano – Ray Bryant (tracks: 6 to 10), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1 to 5)
  • Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

Notes

Compilation of Saxophone Colossus & Work Time
Tracks 1 to 5 rec. Hackensack, NJ 22/6/1956
Tracks 6 to 10 rec. Hackensack, NJ 2/12/1955

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8 436028 694006
  • Matrix / Runout: 27241 WWW.MPO.ES 14-7-10/02 09016686
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 1321

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014

Tracklist

1 St. Thomas 6:45
2 You Don't Know What Love Is 6:28
3 Strode Rode 5:13
4 Moritat 10:04
5 Blue Seven 11:17

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Manufactured By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  • Distributed By – Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Victor Entertainment, Inc.

Credits

  • Bass – Doug Watkins
  • Cover – Hannan*
  • Drums – Max Roach
  • Engineer [Mastering] – Shigeo Miyamoto
  • Engineer [Original Recordings] – Rudy Van Gelder
  • Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
  • Piano – Tommy Flanagan
  • Producer [Original Recordings] – Bob Weinstock
  • Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

Notes

20-bit K2 super coding mini-LP papersleeve.

From a master recordings owned by Fantasy, Inc., USA

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 4 988002 505616
  • Barcode (Scanned): 4988002505616
  • Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): VICJ-60261-1- 1F V
  • Mastering SID Code (Mirrored): IFPI L232
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 4011
  • Rights Society: JASRAC
  • Other (Price): ¥1,800

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014

Tracklist

1 St. Thomas 6:45
2 You Don't Know What Love Is 6:28
3 Strode Rode 5:13
4 Moritat 10:04
5 Blue Seven 11:17

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
  • Record Company – Universal Classics & Jazz
  • Marketed By – Universal Music K.K.
  • Distributed By – Universal Music K.K.

Credits

  • Bass – Doug Watkins
  • Cover – Hannan*
  • Drums – Max Roach
  • Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
  • Mastered By – RVG*
  • Piano – Tommy Flanagan
  • Recorded By – Van Gelder*
  • Supervised By [Supervision] – Bob Weinstock
  • Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

Notes

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ; June 22, 1956.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014

Tracklist

A1 St. Thomas
A2 You Don't Know What Love Is
A3 Strode Rode
B1 Moritat
B2 Blue Seven

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Planeta DeAgostini

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 St. Thomas
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 6:46
2 You Don't Know What Love Is
Written-By – Raye*, DePaul*
 6:28
3 Strode Rode
Written-By – Rollins*
 5:13
4 Moritat
Written-By – Brecht*, Weil*
 10:06
5 Blue Seven
Written-By – Rollins*
 11:18

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright (c) – Fantasy, Inc.
  • Manufactured By – PolyGram Group Canada Inc.
  • Distributed By – PolyGram Group Canada Inc.

Credits

  • Bass – Doug Watkins
  • Drums – Max Roach
  • Liner Notes [Original] – Ira Gitler
  • Photography By, Design – Hannan*
  • Piano – Tommy Flanagan
  • Recorded By – Van Gelder*
  • Recording Supervisor – Bob Weinstock
  • Remastered By [Digital Remastering, 1987] – Phil De Lancie
  • Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

Notes

Recorded in New York City, June 22, 1956.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 25218 62912 6 97

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 St Thomas
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 6:45
2 You Don't Know What Love Is
Written-By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul
 5:01
3 Strode Rode
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 5:00
4 Moritat
Written-By – Kurt Weill
 10:00
5 Blue Seven
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
 8:00

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Carrere – 98.429
  • Made By – MPO

Credits

  • Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
  • Liner Notes [June 1964] – Martin Williams
  • Supervised By – Bob Weinstock
  • Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

Notes

Made in France, MPO, Averton

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 3 218030 984291
  • Rights Society: SACEM / SACD / SGDL / SDRM
  • Other (Distribution Code): CA 800
  • Matrix / Runout: CA 98429 MPO 01
  • Other (On mould inner ring): COMPACT DISC MPO FRANCE 04

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
LP 7079, PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Prestige, Prestige LP 7079, PRLP 7079 US 1957
OJC-291, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(LP, Mono, Ltd, RE, Opa) Prestige, Prestige OJC-291, P-7079 US 2015
NOT2CD579 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RE + CD, Album, RE + Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD579 UK & Europe 2015
OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM) Original Jazz Classics, Prestige OJCCD-291-2, P-7079 Italy 1987
21335 Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, Dig) Masterworks Singles Original Albums 21335 Europe 2014


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