SONNY ROLLINS COLLECTION OF 5 LP'S - TWO SEALED COPIES -  SAXPHONE COLOSSUS &  THE BRIDGE 180 GRAM LONG OUT OF PRINT LIMITED EDITION 

PLUS FOR COLLECTORS WE ARE ADDING AS A FREE BONUS THESE THREE OPEN COPIES EACH ONLY PLAYED ONCE - NEWK'S TIME - CONTEMPORARY LEADERS & HORN CULTURE - 5 LP SET AT THIS ONE LOW PRICE AND A ONE TIME ONLY SALE.

 

ALL Factory Sealed Audiophile pressed LP. 

This is the ultimate reissues. The only way you'll get closer to this classic music is to listen to the master tapes or have been in the studio with the artist originally during the actual session.

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THE BRIDGE - RCA RECORD SLSP-2527 STEREO 180 GRAM LONG OUT OF PRINT LIMITED EDITION 

On this BRIDGE recording, Rollins makes a shattering return from sabbatical. He is joined by the youthful Jim Hall, who makes a great partner. Symbolism and reality are often confused. So it is with the title of this Album for THE BRIDGE has many meanings in the life of Sonny Rollins. They range from the mistily symbolic to the total reality of one specific BRIDGE, a 1600 foot span over the East River connecting the New York boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Musically, the Album is a BRIDGE between Sonny Rollins who rose quickly to a position of top rank among the saxophonists of the post-bop era of Modern Jazz development in the fifties and the Sonny Rollins to be of the sixties. This is no idle puffing up of this Album’s significance for it bridges a very real gap over two years during which Sonny stopped appearing in public in order to study, try out ideas, and make the time to think about himself, his music, and the environment in which he played and lived.

This Album is not only a historic moment but also a superlative example of why the many gifts of Sonny Rollins -- his firm roots, present accomplishment, and concentration on the future -- are his strongest musical characteristics. Thus, this Album is not only a bright BRIDGE from Sonny’s past to the present but a certain promise to the future as well.

    SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS - FANTASY RECORDS 1987 ISSUE OJC291 LIMITED 140 GRAM EDITION- One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure, Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analysis and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry. Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the Fifties, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise. "St. Thomas," a traditional West Indian melody which Mal Waldron remembered as "The Carnival," was recorded by many artists after Sonny introduced it here, and it remains a jazz standard today. The contributions of Tommy Flanagan's elegant swing, Doug Watkins' steady lift and Max Roach's most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album.   

   Track Listings

               1.            Strode Rode

               2.            Blue 7

               3.            Moritat

               4.            St. Thomas

               5.            You Don't Know What Love Is

CONTEMPORARY LEADERS - FANTASY RECORDS 1988 S7564 ISSUE GERMAN PRESSED ISSUE

Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis.

This was Sonny’s second Contemporary album and his second West Coast session, a year and a half after the historic Way Out West. Jazz labels acquire “personalities” not only from the musical tastes of the owner/recording director but also from the roster of musicians signed to the company. The “Contemporary Sound”— every bit as distinctive as the competing “Blue Note Sound,” “Prestige Sound,” and “Pacific Jazz Sound”— was largely a product of the work by Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel and Shelly Manne, all of whom had won Down Beat awards for their respective instruments and recorded as “The Poll Winners.”

Track Listings

               1.            I've Told Ev'ry Little Star

               2.            Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody

               3.            How High The Moon

               4.            You

               5.            I've Found A New Baby

               6.            Alone Together

               7.            In The Chapel In The Moonlight

               8.            The Song Is You

 

NEWK'S TIME - BLUE NOTE RECORDS 4001 STEREO 140 GRAM LIMITED EDITION

In his early prime and well-respected, tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins cut this fine hard bop date as one of several late-'50s sessions for Blue Note. The record is part classic date, part blowing session, sporting a mix of engaging head statements and lengthy solos. Rollins takes to the spacious quartet setting, stretching out on taut versions of Miles Davis' '50s concert opener "Tune Up" and Kenny Dorham's "Asiatic Raes." Keeping the swing hard but supple are drummer Philly Joe Jones, bassist Doug Watkins, and pianist Wynton Kelly." - All Music Guide

 

  Track Listings

               1.            Tune Up

               2.            Asiatic Raes

               3.            Wonderful! Wonderful!

               4.            The Surrey with the Fringe on Top

               5.            Blues for Philly Joe

               6.            Namely You

  with his horn on his hip, is about as cool as it gets.

 

HORN CULTURE - 1987 FANTASY RECORDS ISSUE

The first 3 tunes on this ALBUM will blow your mind. Brilliant overdubbing by Mr. Rollins on Sax. Electric guitar and bass. Mtume on percussion. Let this one sink into your heart and you won't want to ever let it go. It is the best Rollins I have heard. Get it!

Track Listings 1. Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Horn 2. Sais 3. Notes for Eddie 4. God Bless the Child 5. Lover Man 6. Good Morning Heartache

 

 
    
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