Sonny Rollins: A Night At Village Vanguard-1967 Black W/ Light Blue Stereo LP
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1967 Black with Light Blue Label Stereo Reissue of Classic 1958 Blue Note Release of Bandleader/Composer/Tenor Saxophonist Sonny Rollins Entitled a Night at the Village Vanguard, Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Liner Notes by Leonard Feather - "Sonny Rollins has remained one of the true jazz giants, ranking up there with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and John Coltrane as one of the all-time great tenor saxophonists. He started on piano, took up the alto, and then permanently switched to tenor in 1946. After making his recording debut with Babs Gonzales in 1949, Rollins made a major impact on dates with J.J. Johnson and Bud Powell the same year; the latter session also matched him with Fats Navarro. Rollins' abilities were obvious to the jazz world from the start and he started recording with Miles Davis in 1951 and with Thelonious Monk two years later. After a period out of music, Rollins joined the Max Roach-Clifford Brown quintet in late 1955, continuing after Brownie's death until 1957. From then on, he was always a leader. Sonny Rollins' series of brilliant recordings for Prestige, Blue Note, Contemporary, and Riverside in the 1950s found him in peak form and he was acclaimed the top tenor saxophonist of the time, at least until John Coltrane rose to prominence. Therefore, Rollins' decision to drop out of music from 1959-1961 shocked the jazz world. When he came back in 1961 with a quartet featuring Jim Hall, his style was largely unchanged but he soon became a much freer player who was well aware of Ornette Coleman's innovations; he even used Ornette's cornetist Don Cherry for a time. Although his playing was a bit more eccentric than previously, Rollins was a major force until, in 1968, he again decided to retire. Upon his return in 1971, Sonny Rollins was more open to the influence of R&B rhythms and pop music, and his recordings since then have not always been essential (often using sidemen not up to his level) but Rollins remains a very vital soloist. His skill at turning unlikely material into jazz, his unaccompanied flights, and his rhythmic freedom and tonal distortions have kept Sonny Rollins one of the masters of jazz. He has literally dozens of superior recordings available." - "This LP is often magical. Sonny Rollins, one of jazz's great tenors, is heard at his peak with a pair of piano-less trios (either Wilbur Ware or Donald Bailey on bass and Elvin Jones or Pete La Roca on drums) stretching out on particularly creative versions of "Old Devil Moon," "Softly As in a Morning Sunrise," "Sonnymoon for Two," and "A Night in Tunisia," among others. Not only did Rollins have a very distinctive sound but his use of time, his sly wit, and his boppish but unpredictable style were completely his own by 1957." - Remarkable Personnel for the Trios Feature Living Legend Sonny Rollins on Tenor Saxophone, the Brilliant Wilbur Ware on Bass and the Great Elvin Jones on Drums! - Additional Musicians Include Donald Bailey on Bass & Pete La Roca on Drums for "a Night in Tunisia" - Selections on Side 1 Are the E.Y. "Yip Harburg/Burton Lane Standard Old Devil Moon at 7 Minutes 43 Seconds, the Oscar Hammerstein II/Sigmund Romberg Classic Softly as in a Morning Sunrise & Original Sonny Rollins Composition Striver's Row - Tracks for Side 2 Are the Sonny Rollins Penned Sonnymoon for Two, the Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli Standard a Night in Tunisia at 8 Minutes 53 Seconds and the George Gershwin/Vernon Duke Song I Can't Get Started - Used Copy, Cover Is Slightly Faded & Splotchy with a Medium Surface Ring and Seam Partially Split at Top, Record Very Good++ - Stereo Recording, Product Code BST 81581 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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