Rollins Plays for Bird

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Annotation

Additional:
The VICJ release is K2 HD mastered, possibly a limited edition.

Annotation last modified on 2007-04-19 15:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Remember You / My Melancholy Baby / Old Folks / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes / Star Eyes
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
I Remember You (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Just Friends (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist)
composer:
John Klenner
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
My Little Suede Shoes (on 1956-10-05)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Old Folks (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Dedette Lee Hill (in 1938)
composer:
Willard Robison (in 1938)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Star Eyes (on 1956-10-05)
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and Red Cape Songs
medley including a instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
26:58
2Kids Know
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
recording of:
Kids Know (on 1956-10-05)
composer:
Sonny Rollins
11:40
3I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady) (on 1956-10-05)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
recording of:
I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face (My Fair Lady)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe (in 1956)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
My Fair Lady (full musical)
4:55
4The House I Live In
bass:
George Morrow (on 1956-10-05)
membranophone:
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-05)
piano:
Wade Legge (on 1956-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-05)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1956-10-05)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-10-05)
9:22