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Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. [ 4 ] It was recorded monophonically on June 22, 1956, with producer Bob Weinstock and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey .
Over and over, decade after decade, from the late seventies through the eighties and nineties, there he is, Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, playing somewhere in the world, some afternoon or some eight o'clock somewhere, pursuing the combination of emotion, memory, thought, and aesthetic design with a command that allows him to achieve ...
Saxophone Colossus: Prestige 1956 Rollins Plays for Bird: Prestige 1956 Tour de Force: Prestige 1956 Sonny Boy: Prestige 1957 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1: Blue Note: 1957 Way Out West: Contemporary: 1957 Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2: Blue Note 1957 The Sound of Sonny: Riverside: 1957 Newk's Time: Blue Note 1957 Sonny Rollins Plays (split album with Thad ...
"St. Thomas" is among the most recognizable instrumentals in the repertoire of American jazz tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins.Although Rollins is commonly credited as its composer, the tune is based on the traditional Bahamian folksong "Sponger Money" [1] and the traditional English song "The Lincolnshire Poacher".
Joe Harris in 1960. Joseph Allison Harris (1926–2016) was a big band and bebop jazz drummer. [1]Born in Pittsburgh, on 23 December 1926, [2] he moved to New York City in 1946 and played in the house band at the Apollo Theater before going on to play with Dizzy Gillespie.
Vocalese is the ninth studio album by Jazz band The Manhattan Transfer, released on September 3, 1985 on Atlantic Records.Recording sessions took place during 1985. Production came from Tim Hauser and Martin
Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "one of Rollins's most brilliant sessions. In the opinion of many of the saxophone player's fans it is the equal of the epochal Saxophone Colossus recordings." [3]
Chris Potter (born January 1, 1971) is an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.. Potter first came to prominence as a sideman with trumpeter Red Rodney (1992–1993), before extended stints with drummer Paul Motian (1994–2009), bassist Dave Holland (1999–2007), trumpeter Dave Douglas (1998–2003) and session work, while also maintaining an active solo career.