The Sound of Sonny
| The Sound of Sonny | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 11, 12 & 19 1957 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:37 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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The Sound of Sonny is an album by
saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first recorded for the Riverside label, featuring performances by Rollins with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes and Percy Heath or Paul Chambers.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [5] |
The
Down Beat magazine proclaimed him the Critics' Poll winner under the category of 'New Star' of the tenor saxophone. This newfound freedom can be heard throughout the innovations on The Sound of Sonny. Not only are Rollins' fluid solos reaching newly obtained zeniths of melodic brilliance, but he has also begun experimenting with alterations in the personnel from tune to tune."[3]
Track listing
- "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 2:58
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 3:59
- "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" (Ernie Erdman, Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn, Robert A. King) - 4:25
- "What Is There to Say?" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 4:56
- "Dearly Beloved" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 3:05
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 3:23
- "Cutie" (Sonny Rollins) - 5:54
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen ) - 3:47
- "Mangoes" (Dale Libby, Sid Wayne) - 5:34
- "Funky Hotel Blues" (Sonny Rollins) - 6:00 Bonus track on CD rerelease
- Recorded in New York City on June 11 (tracks 5, 6 & 8), June 12 (tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9), and June 19 (tracks 1, 4 & 10), 1957
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Clark - piano (except 1 & 8)
- Percy Heath - bass (tracks 2-3, 5-7 & 9)
- Paul Chambers - bass (tracks 1, 4 & 10)
- Roy Haynes - drums (except 8)
References
- ^ "Billboard". November 18, 1957.
- ^ Sonny Rollins discography, accessed October 4, 2009.
- ^ Allmusic. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
