Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (RVG Edition)

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

Recorded on December 16, 1956 at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey. Originally issued as BLP 1542.
All transfers from the analog tapes to digital were made at 24-bit resolution.

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-22 08:51 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Decision
recorded in:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-12-16)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1956-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-16)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-16)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-12-16)
8:01
2Bluesnote
recorded in:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-12-16)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1956-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-16)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-16)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-12-16)
6:59
3How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
recorded in:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-12-16)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1956-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-16)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-16)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-12-16)
instrumental recording of:
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (from "Finian's Rainbow") (on 1956-12-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Glocca Morra Music Corp.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
6:18
4Plain Jane
recorded in:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-12-16)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1956-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-16)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-16)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-12-16)
9:56
5Sonnysphere
recorded in:
Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-12-16)
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1956-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-12-16)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (on 1956-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-12-16)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-12-16)
9:35