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

Tracks:

 1.  Moving Out  (4:31)
 2.  Swingin' For Bumsy  (5:49)
 3.  Silk 'N' Satin  (4:03)
 4.  Solid  (6:27)
 5.  More Than You Know  (10:49)

Personnel:

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone
Kenny Dorham:  Trumpet
Elmo Hope:  Piano
Percy Heath:  Bass
Art Blakey:  Drums
Thelonious Monk:  Piano on Track 5
Tommy Potter:  Bass on Track 5
Art Taylor:  Drums on Track 5

Moving Out is an Album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1956, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Prestige Records, featuring Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Tommy Potter and Art Taylor.



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