daajay.blogg.se - Sonny rollins road shows vol. 2 rar

Young Man with a Horn/ Miles Davis Volume 1/ Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952).

Birth of the Cool ( Miles Davis, 1949–50).

I'm Tryin' to Get Home ( Donald Byrd, 1964).

The Bosses (Count Basie/ "Big Joe" Turner, 1973).

The Soul of the City ( Manny Albam, 1966).

" Poor Butterfly" ( Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06.

" You Stepped Out of a Dream" ( Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:24.

"Misterioso" (Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24.

It was reissued in 1999 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder series, remastering done by the audio engineer, also present on the original recording sessions.īritish singer-songwriter Joe Jackson paid homage to the album when he mimicked the sleeve for his 1984 album Body and Soul. Monk also plays on his composition "Reflections", while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.

It is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the Monk composition "Misterioso". It was released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue BLP 1558. Every Sonny Rollins fan should consider this collection essential.Sonny Rollins, Vol. The breezy calypso "Nice Lady" is followed by the compelling 2007 trio performance of Rodgers & Hammerstein's ballad "Some Enchanted Evening" (accompanied solely by bassist Christian McBride and drummer Roy Haynes), one of Rollins' most expressive performances on record. Rollins' revisit to "Tenor Madness" finds him throwing down the challenge to his musicians with his opening salvo, though all of them end up winners in this uptempo blues. "Blossom" is a real find, a previously unrecorded original, heard here in a 1980 Swedish concert, an engaging piece with a strong Latin undercurrent. The subtle take of "More Than You Know" cools things down a bit, showcasing longtime trombonist Clifton Anderson and guitarist Bobby Broom, followed by Rollins' explosive entrance on his powerful tenor. He works his way through the theme of his blistering "Best Wishes" 35 times, never running short of ideas in his variations. Rollins is in peak form on every selection, while this first compilation in what is likely to be an extensive CD series is a virtual highlight reel from over a quarter-century span of his career.

Sonny Rollins is featured in a variety of performances culled from his personal archives along with soundboard tapings by collector Carl Smith from concerts recorded between 1980 and his historic 50th anniversary concert at Carnegie Hall (which honored his first concert there in 1957).