This was Sonny's second Contemporary album and his second West Coast session, a year and a half after the historic Way Out West. Jazz labels acquire "personalities" not only from the musical tastes...
In 1957, Rollins pioneered the use of bass and drums, sans piano, as accompaniment for his saxophone solos. By this time, Rollins had become well known for transforming relatively banal or...
1953 recording pairing saxophonist Sonny Rollins with the MJQ on one side of the record and has him backed by pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Art Blakey on the other tracks...
Rollins,Sonny Contemporary Leaders CD1. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star 2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody 3. How High the Moon 4. You 5. I've Found New a Baby 6. Alone Together 7. In the Chapel...