Artist: Sonny Rollins Title: The Complete Prestige Recordings Year Of Release: 1992 Label: Prestige Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop Quality: MP3/320 kbps Total Time: 08:11:18 Total Size: 1,37 GB(+3%) WebSite:
Tracklist
CD1
01. Elysee 02. Opus 03. Hilo 04. Fox Hunt 05. Morpheus 06. Down 07. Blue Room 08. Whispering 09. I Know 10. Conception 11. Out Of The Blue 12. Denial 13. Bluing 14. Dig 15. My Old Flame 16. It's Only A Paper Moon
CD2
01. Time On My Hands 02. Mambo Bounce 03. This Love of Mine 04. Shadrack 05. On a Slow Boat to China 06. With a Song in My Heart 07. Scoops 08. Newk's Fadeaway 09. Compulsion 10. The Serpent's Tooth (Take 1) 11. The Serpent's Tooth (Take 2) 12. Round About Midnight 13. In a Sentimental Mood 14. The Stopper 15. Almost Like Being in Love 16. No Moe 17. Think of One (Take 1) 18. Think of One (Take 2)
CD3
01. Let's Call This 02. Friday The 13th 03. Soft Shoe 04. Confab In Tempo 05. I'll Take Romance 06. Airegin 07. Oleo 08. But Not For Me [take 1] 09. But Not For Me [take 2] 10. Doxy 11. Movin' Out 12. Swingin' For Bumsy 13. Silk 'n' Satin 14. Solid
CD4
01. I Want To Be Happy 02. The Way You Look Tonight 03. More Than You Know 04. There's No Business Like Show Business 05. Paradox 06. Raincheck 07. There Are Such Things 08. It's All Right With Me 09. In Your Own Sweet Way 10. No Line 11. Vierd Blues
CD5
01. I Feel A Song Coming On 02. Pent-Up House 03. Valse Hot 04. Kiss And Run 05. Count Your Blessings 06. My Reverie 07. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 08. Paul's Pal 09. When Your Lover Has Gone 10. Tenor Madness
CD6
01. You Don't Know What Love Is 02. St. Thomas 03. Strode Rode 04. Blue 7 05. Moritat 06. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face 07. Kids Know 08. The House I Live In
CD7
01. The Bird Medley 02. B. Swift 03. My Ideal 04. Sonny Boy 05. Two Different Worlds 06. EE-AH 07. B. Quick
This seven-CD box set lives up to its title, reissuing in chronological order all of tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' recordings for Prestige. Dating mostly from 1951-1956, these valuable performances find Rollins developing from a promising player to a potential giant; many of his best recordings would take place a year or two after this program ends. In addition to his own sessions, Rollins is featured with trombonist J.J. Johnson, on four dates with Miles Davis, and on sessions led by Thelonious Monk and trumpeter Art Farmer. Among the other musicians participating are trumpeters Kenny Dorham and Clifford Brown; pianists John Lewis, Kenny Drew, Horace Silver, Elmo Hope, Ray Bryant, Red Garland, and Tommy Flanagan; drummers Max Roach, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, and Philly Joe Jones; the Modern Jazz Quartet; Julius Watkins on French horn; altoist Jackie McLean; and even Charlie Parker. Among the many highlights are the original versions of Rollins' compositions "Airegin," "Oleo," "Doxy," "St. Thomas," and "Blue 7," and his one recorded meeting with John Coltrane ("Tenor Madness"). Essential music that is treated as it should be. The attractive booklet is a major plus too.~ Scott Yanow