Sonny Rollins
Friday 23 November 2007 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
In the first of two programmes legendary tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins talks to Alyn Shipton and selects the essential recordings from his back catalogue.
Recommendations: Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Prestige)
Sax Symbol (Properbox)
Best of Sonny Rollins (Blue Note)
Playlist
Sonny Rollins 1/2
DISC 1
Title Sonny PLease
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album Sonny Please
Label Doxy
Number B 0008257-02 Track 1
Personnel Sonny Rollins ts; Clifton Anderson tb; Bobby Broom, g; Bob Cranshaw, b; Steve Jordan, d; Kimati Dinizulu, perc. Dec 2005/ Jan 2006.
DISC 2
Title Movin Out
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album Sax Symbol
Label Proper
Number Properbox 124 CD 1 Track 14
Personnel: Kenny Dorham, t; SR, ts; Elmo Hope p; Percy Heath, b; Art Blakey, d. 18 Aug 1954
DISC 3
Title I Feel A Song Coming On
Artist Sonny Rollins Plus 4
Composer McHugh / Fields
Album Sax Symbol
Label Proper
Number Properbox 124 CD 2 Track 7
Personnel: Clifford Brown, t; SR, ts; Richie Powell, p; George Morrow, b and Max Roach, d. 22 March 1956
DISC 4
Title Tenor Madness
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album Tenor Madness
Label Prestige
Number 7047 Track 1
Personnel SR, John Coltrane, tenors; Philly Joe Jones, d; Paul Chambers, b; Red Garland p. 24 May 1956.
DISC 5
Title Brilliant Corners
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album Brilliant Corners
Label Riverside
Number OJC20 026-2 Track 1
Personnel SR ts; Ernie Henry, bar; Monk, piano, Oscar Pettiford, b; Max Roach d. Dec 1956
DISC 6
Title St Thomas
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album Saxophone Colossus
Label Prestige
Number CDJZD 002 Track 6
Personnel: SR, ts; Tommy Flanagan, p; Doug Watkins, b; Max Roach. d. 22 June 1956.
DISC 7
Title B Swift
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album Sax Symbol
Label Proper
Number Properbox 124 CD 4 Track 3
Personnel SR, ts; Kernny Drew, p; George Morrow, b; Max Roach d. 7 Dec 1956.
DISC 8
Title I'm an Old Cowhand
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Johnny Mercer
Album Way Out West
Label Contemporary
Number OJC20 108-2 Track 1
Personnel: SR ts; Ray Brown, b; Shelly Manne d; March 7, 1957.
DISC 9
Title Striver's Row
Artist Sonny Rollins
Composer Rollins
Album A Night at the Village Vanguard
Label Blue Note
Number 99795 CD 2 Track 7
Personnel SR, ts; Wilber Ware, b; Elvin Jones, d. 3 Nov 1957.
Read Alyn Shipton's Sonny Rollins profile -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/sonny_rollins.shtml
email the programme -
jazzlibrary@bbc.co.uk
Recommendations: Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Prestige)
Sax Symbol (Properbox)
Best of Sonny Rollins (Blue Note)
