Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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:  Tenor Madness  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Prestige Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Tenor Madness  (12:16)
 2.  When Your Lover Has Gone  (6:13)
 3.  Paul's Pal  (5:12)
 4.  My Reverie  (6:08)
 5.  The Most Beautiful Girl In The World  (5:36)

Personnel:

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone
John Coltrane: Tenor Saxophone
Red Garland:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Philly Joe Jones:  Drums

Tenor Madness is an album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1956 by Prestige, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Prestige Records, featuring John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.

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