Sunday, May 7, 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:  Our Man In Jazz  (2017)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Jazz Instrument, Mainstream Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  RCA Victor
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Oleo  (25:27)
 2.  Dearly Beloved  (8:18)
 3.  Doxy  (15:18)

Bonus Tracks:  Not On Original LP:

 4.  You Are My Lucky Star  (3:45)
 5.  I Could Write A Book  (3:17)
 6.  There Will Never Be Another You  (5:44)

Personnel:

Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone
Don Cherry:  Cornet
Bob Cranshaw:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums

Our Man In Jazz is an album by Sonny Rollins, originally released in 1962 by RCA Victor, remastered and reissued on March 3, 2017 by Sony Music Entertainment, featuring Don Cherry, Bob Cranshaw and Billy Higgins.

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