5 Original Albums

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Worktime (1956)
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1There's No Business Like Show Business
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
6:21
2Paradox
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
Paradox
composer:
Sonny Rollins
5:00
3Raincheck
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
6:01
4There Are Such Things
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
recording of:
There Are Such Things
writer:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter) (in 1942), Abel Baer (in 1942) and George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
9:33
5It's All Right With Me
bass:
George Morrow (on 1955-12-02)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1955-12-02)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1955-12-02)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1955-12-02)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1955-12-02)
instrumental recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
6:07
▼ CD 2: With The Modern Jazz Quartet (1956)
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1The Stopper
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
Kenny Drew and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1953-10-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
recording of:
The Stopper (on 1953-10-07)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
3:00
2Almost Like Being In Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-10-07)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey and Kenny Clarke (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
Kenny Drew and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1953-10-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (on 1953-10-07)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
3:26
3No Moe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-10-07)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) and Kenny Clarke (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1953-10-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
recording of:
No Moe (on 1953-10-07)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
3:32
4In A Sentimental Mood
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-10-07)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1953-10-07) and Kenny Clarke (on 1953-10-07)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1953-10-07) and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1953-10-07)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1953-10-07)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1953-10-07)
recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-10-07)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
instrumental recording of:
In a Sentimental Mood (on 1953-10-07)
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1935)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd., Lafleur Music Ltd., Mills Music and Sony/ATV Harmony
3:21
5Scoops
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
recording of:
Scoops
composer:
Sonny Rollins
2:17
6With A Song In My Heart
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
instrumental recording of:
With a Song in My Heart (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:09
7Newk's Fadeaway
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
3:16
8Time On My Hands
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
2:43
9This Love Of Mine
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:27
10Shadrack
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
2:36
11Slow Boat To China
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
2:42
12Mambo Bounce
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-12-17)
recording of:
Mambo Bounce (on 1951-12-17)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
2:26
13I Know
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke and Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1951-01-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
2:32
▼ CD 3: Tenor Madness (1956)
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1Tenor Madness
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass [bass]:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
guest tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
recording of:
Tenor Madness (on 1956-05-24)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
12:16
2When Your Lover Has Gone
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
instrumental cover recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
6:13
3Paul's Pal
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
recording of:
Paul's Pal (on 1956-05-24)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
5:12
4My Reverie
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Reverie (english lyrics) (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist:
Larry Clinton (in 1938)
writer:
André Baruch
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1890)
is based on:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
6:08
5The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-24)
piano:
Red Garland (on 1956-05-24)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-05-24)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-24)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (on 1956-05-24)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Lorenz Hart Publishing Co. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Jumbo
5:36
▼ CD 4: Moving Out (1956)
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1Movin' Out
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-08-18)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1954-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-08-18)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1954-08-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-08-18)
recording of:
Moving Out (on 1954-08-18)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
4:31
2Swingin' For Bumsy
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-08-18)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1954-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-08-18)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1954-08-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-08-18)
5:49
3Silk N' Satin
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-08-18)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1954-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-08-18)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1954-08-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-08-18)
34:03
4Solid
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-08-18)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1954-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-08-18)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1954-08-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-08-18)
recording of:
Solid (on 1954-08-18)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
6:27
5More Than You Know
bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1954-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1954-10-25)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1954-10-25)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-10-25)
instrumental recording of:
More Than You Know (on 1954-10-25)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Intersong Music, LSQ Music Co., Miller Music Corp., The Songwriters Guild, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (, until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Great Day!
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
10:49
▼ CD 5: Saxophone Colossus (1956)
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1St. Thomas
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
St. Thomas (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
instrumental recording of:
St. Thomas
composer:
Sonny Rollins
publisher:
Prestige Music Co. (US, affiliated with BMI)
46:49
2You Don't Know What Love Is
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist and composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
6:31
3Strode Rode
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
recording of:
Strode Rode (on 1956-05-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
recording of:
Strode Rode (on 1956-06-22)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
5:17
4Moritat
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-06-22)
double bass:
Doug Watkins (on 1956-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-06-22)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan (on 1956-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-06-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-06-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1956-06-22)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
instrumental recording of:
Moritat (Mack the Knife) (Eric Bentley translation) (on 1956-06-22)
writer:
Bertolt Brecht
translator:
Eric Bentley (Brecht translator and playwright)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
10:07
5Blue 7
bass:
Doug Watkins
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer)
piano:
Tommy Flanagan
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins
11:18