Sonny Rollins

Artist:  Sonny Rollins
Birth Name:  Walter Theodore Rollins
Born:  September 7, 1930.  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Sonny Rollins is an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  He is one of the most important and influential Jazz Musicians.  He has recorded at least 60 Albums as leader and a number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become Jazz Standards.

Title:  A Night At The "Village Vanguard" (RVG Edition)  (1999)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  A Night In Tunisia (Afternoon)  (8:16)
 2.  I've Got You Under My Skin (Afternoon) (10:33)
 3.  A Night In Tunisia (Evening)  (9:03)
 4.  Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Evening)  (6:43)
 5.  Four (Evening)  (8:26)
 6.  Introduction (#1) (0;20)
 7.  Woody 'N You (Evening)  (8:29)
 8.  Introduction (#2)  (0:36)
 9.  Old Devil Moon (Evening)  (8:21)

Disc 2:

 1.  What Is This Thing Called Love? (Evening)  (14:03)
 2.  Softly As In A Morning Sunrise  (3:03)
 3.  Sonnymoon For Two (Evening)  (8:46)
 4.  I Can't Get Started   (4:54)
 5.  I'll Remember April (Evening)  (9:20)
 6.  Get Happy (Evening)  (9:08)
 7.  Striver's Row (Evening)  (5:59)
 8.  All The Things You Are (Evening)  (6:46)
 9.  Get Happy  (4:40)

Personnel:

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone
Wilbur Ware:  Bass
Elvin Jones:  Drums
Donald Bailey:  Double Bass on Afternoon Set
Pete LaRoca:  Drums on Afternoon Set

A Night At The "Village Vanguard" is a live album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1958 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on September 14, 1999 by Blue Note Records, was recorded at the Village Vanguard i New York City in November 1957, featuring Donald Bailey, Pete LaRoca, Wilbur Ware and Elvin Jones.