Rollins,Sonny Real Crazy: Young Sonny-1949-51 CD

Here are the debut recordings of jazz giant and tenor saxophonist Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins, starting in 1949 when he was in his teens, and then on to his subsequent progress at the height of the be-bop era with sessions under the leadership of J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis and Bud Powell. The set closes with Rollins' first full recording date leading his own group, a quartet featuring Art Blakey. Other featured musicians include Babs Gonzalez, Fats Navarro and John Lewis.

1. Capitolizing - Rollins, Sonny ; Babs Gonzales Orchestra 2. Professor Bop - Rollins, Sonny ; Babs Gonzales Orchestra 3. St Louis Blues - Rollins, Sonny ; Babs Gonzales Orchestra 4. Real Crazy - Rollins, Sonny ; Babs Gonzales Orchestra 5. Audobon - Rollins, Sonny ; JJ Johnson's Boppers 6. Goof Square - Rollins, Sonny ; JJ Johnson's Boppers 7. Bouncing with Bud - Rollins, Sonny ; Bud Powell Modernists 8. Wail - Rollins, Sonny ; Bud Powell Modernists 9. Dance of the Infidels - Rollins, Sonny ; Bud Powell Modernists 10. 52nd Street - Rollins, Sonny ; Bud Powell Modernists 11. Morpheus - Rollins, Sonny Quartet ; Miles Davis Sextet 12. Whispering - Rollins, Sonny Quartet ; Miles Davis Sextet 13. Down - Rollins, Sonny Quartet ; Miles Davis Sextet 14. I Know - Rollins, Sonny Quartet ; Miles Davis Sextet 15. Half Nelson - Rollins, Sonny ; Miles Davis Sextet 16. Down - Rollins, Sonny ; Miles Davis Sextet 17. Scoops - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 18. With a Song in My Heart - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 19. Time on My Hands - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 20. Newk's Fadeaway - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 21. On a Slow Boat to China - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 22. This Love of Mine - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 23. Mambo Bounce - Rollins, Sonny Quartet 24. Mambo Bounce