SONNY ROLLINS Vinyl & CDs

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This triple pack box set from Craft Recordings takes a look at legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and his run for Lester Koenig's revered Los Angeles label Go West. As well as presenting seminal albums Way Out West and Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders in full, this collection also presents six additional alternative takes from both album sessions, allowing listeners to hear the development of such iconic recordings as 'Come, Gone'. With additional liner notes from noted music historian Ashley Kahn and an interview with Rollins from 2021, this is an authoritative look at a true legend in the legacy of jazz.

Review: Jazz great Sonny Rollins is in a romping mood on this album News's Time. This version for Blue Note's Classic Edition has been remastered in all analogue on heavyweight wax. The set list is a varied one that blitzes its way through Broadway show tunes, big pop songs, some special pieces by Miles Davis and Kenny Dorham, and Sonny's own much-loved 'Blues for Philly Joe.' It is an all time classic amongst many from Rollins and one of four he made for this label in the course of just one year.