Saxophone Colossus

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1Saint Thomas
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
St. Thomas (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Rollins
46:46
2You Don't Know What Love Is
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
6:28
3Strode Rode
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Strode Rode (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
5:14
4Moritat
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
10:00
5Blue Seven
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording engineer and engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Blue 7 (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
411:16
6There's No Business Like Show Business
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
6:20
7Paradox
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
Paradox
composer:
Sonny Rollins
4:58
8Raincheck
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
6:00
9There Are Such Things
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
9:29
10It's All Right With Me
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
instrumental recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
6:08

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