Sonny Rollins Discography
1949 (age 19)
Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Jordan Fordin, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Art Phipps, bass; Jack "The Bear" Parker, drums; Babs Gonzales, vocal.
NYC, January 20, 1949
3393-3 | Capitolizing | Capitol (J) CR-8812; Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 |
3394-4 | Professor Bop | - |
* Capitol (J) CR-8812 Various Artists - Bebop Professors
= Capitol (J) ECJ-50073 - 1982
* Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby 1992
Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Alberto Socarras, flute; Don Redman, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Nance, violin #3; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bruce Lawrence, bass, vocal; Roy Haynes, drums, vocal; Babs Gonzales, vocal.
NYC, April 27, 1949
1. 3776-3 | Real Crazy | Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 |
2. 3777-4 | Then You'll Be Boppin' Too | - |
3. 3778-1 | When Lovers They Lose | - |
4. 3779-2 | St. Louis Blues | Capitol (J) CR-8812; Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 |
* Capitol (J) CR-8812 Various Artists - Bebop Professors
= Capitol (J) ECJ-50073 - 1982
* Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2 Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby 1992
J.J. Johnson Quintet
J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
NYC, May 11, 1949
S36-130-1 | Audobahn | Savoy SJL 2232 |
S36-130-3 | Audobahn (as Audubon) | Savoy 947, MG-12106 |
S36-131 | Don't Blame Me | Savoy 949, MG 15049, MG-12106 |
S36-132-2 | Goof Square | Savoy SJL 2232 |
S36-132-4 | - | - |
S36-132-8 | - | Savoy MG 15049, MG-12106 |
S36-133-3 | Bee Jay | Savoy SJL 2232 |
S36-133-5 | - | Savoy 949, MG-12106 |
* Savoy MG-12106 J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets 1957
= Savoy SJL 2232 J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop 1978
* Savoy MG 15049 J.J. Johnson - Kai Winding Sextet 1955
* Savoy 947 J.J. Johnson - Audubon / Stan Getz - Fast
* Savoy 949 J.J. Johnson - Don't Blame Me / Bee Jay
Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, May 26, 1949
JRC20B | Elysee (as Elysses) | New Jazz 803, 810; Prestige 810, prEP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P-24067 |
JRC21C | Opus V | New Jazz 806; Prestige prEP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P-24067 |
JRC22C | Hilo | - |
JRC23D | Fox Hunt | Prestige 810, prEP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P-24067 |
* Prestige PRLP 7023 J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-091 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-091-2 - 1992
= Prestige PRES 16-4 Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three 1957
* Prestige PRLP 7253, PRST 7253 J.J. Johnson - Looking Back 1963
* Prestige P-24067 J.J. Johnson-Kai Winding-Bennie Green - Early Bones 1976
* Prestige PRLP 109 Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars - Modern Jazz Trombones 1951
= Prestige PRLP 109 (later) - 1952
* Prestige prEP 1330 J.J. Johnson Sextet 1953
* New Jazz 803 Terry Gibbs - Cuddles / Jay Jay Johnson - Elysses 1949
* New Jazz 810 Jay Jay Johnson - Elysses / Don Lanphere - Spider's Webb 1949
* Prestige 810 Jay Jay Johnson - Elysses / Fox Hunt 1953
* New Jazz 806 Jay Jay Johnson - Opus V / Hilo 1949
= Prestige 806 - 1953
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN361-0 | Wail (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
BN363-1 | 52nd St. Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA507-H2 |
* Blue Note BLP 1532 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2 1957
* Blue Note BST 84430 Bud Powell - Alternate Takes 1985
* Blue Note BN-LA507-H2 Fats Navarro - Prime Source 1975
* Blue Note BLP 1531 The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1 1957
* Blue Note BLP 1503 The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 1955
= Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
* Blue Note BLP 5003 The Amazing Bud Powell 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5004 Fats Navarro Memorial Album 1952
* Blue Note 1567 Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud / Wail 1949
* Blue Note 1568 Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels / 52nd St. Theme 1949
1951 (age 21)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
128A | Morpheus | Prestige 734, prEP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P-24054 |
129B | Down | Prestige 742, prEP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P-24054 |
131A | Whispering | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7025 Miles Davis And Horns 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7168 Miles Davis - Early Miles 1951 & 1953 1959
= Prestige PRST 7674 Miles Davis - Early Miles 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-053 Miles Davis And Horns 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-053-2 - 1989
* Prestige P-24054 Miles Davis - Dig 1975
* Prestige PRLP 113 Fats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets 1951
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later) - 1952
= Prestige PRLP 113 (later 2) - 1954
* Prestige prEP 1320 Miles Davis Sextet 1953
* Prestige 734 Miles Davis - Morpheus / Blue Room 1951
* Prestige 742 Miles Davis - Down / Whispering 1951
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Miles Davis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
132 | I Know | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7029 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7269, PRST 7269 Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars 1963
= Prestige PRST 7856 Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-011 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-011-2 - 1988
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRLP 137 Sonny Rollins Quartet 1952
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, Birdland, NYC, February 17, 1951
Out Of The Blue | Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7 | |
Half Nelson | - | |
Tempus Fugit | - | |
Move | - |
* Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7 Miles Davis - Birdland 1951 2004
Miles Davis Sextet
same personnel.
broadcast, Birdland, NYC, June 2, 1951
Move (mistitled as Moo/Mod) | Session Disc 102; Ozone 7; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-124; Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7 | |
Half Nelson (two) | - | |
Down (mistitled as Mick's Blues) | - | |
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Session Disc 102 |
* Session Disc 102 Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two 1970s
* Ozone 7 Miles Davis, 'Lockjaw' Davis, Art Blakey - Rare Broadcast Performances 1970s
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-124 Miles Davis Featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days
* Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7 Miles Davis - Birdland 1951 2004
Miles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean as Jackie McClean as Jack McLean, alto sax #1-5; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
1. 228 | Conception | Prestige 868, prEP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 16002, PR 7457, PRST 7744, PRST-24022, P-24054; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-005-2 |
2. 229 | Out Of The Blue | Prestige 876, prEP 1361, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PRST 7744, P-24054 |
3. 230 | Denial | Prestige prEP 1361, PRLP 7012, PRST 7744, P-24054 |
4. 231 | Bluing | Prestige 846, 868, prEP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PRST 7744, P-24054 |
5. 232 | Dig | Prestige 777, 45-321, prEP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PR 7298, PRST 7744, P-24054 |
6. 233 | My Old Flame | Prestige 766, prEP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 16002, PRST 7744, PRST-24022, P-24054; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-005-2 |
7. 234 | It's Only A Paper Moon | Prestige 817, 45-321, prEP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PRST 7744, P-24054 |
* Prestige PRLP 7013 Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7013 (later) Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception 1956+
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726 - 1989
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1726-2 - 1990
* Prestige PR 16002 Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants not released
= New Jazz NJLP 8296 - 1964
* Prestige PR 7457, PRST 7457 Miles Davis Greatest Hits 1966
* Prestige PRST 7744 Miles Davis - Conception 1970
* Prestige PRST-24022 Miles Davis - Collector's Items 1973
* Prestige P-24054 Miles Davis - Dig 1975
* Prestige PRLP 7012 Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins - Dig 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7281, PRST 7281 Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet 1963
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-005 Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins - Dig 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-005-2 - 1987
* Prestige PR 7298, PRST 7298 Various Artists - Prestige/Groovy Goodies
* Prestige PRLP 124 Miles Davis - The New Sounds 1952
* Prestige PRLP 140 Miles Davis - Blue Period 1953
* Prestige prEP 1349 Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 1954
* Prestige prEP 1361 Miles Davis All Stars 1954
* Prestige prEP 1355 Miles Davis In A Blue Mood 1954
* Prestige prEP 1339 Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins 1954
* Prestige 45-321 Miles Davis - Dig / It's Only A Paper Moon 1964
* Prestige 868 Miles Davis - Conception / Bluing Part 3 1953
* Prestige 876 Miles Davis - Out Of The Blue Parts 1 & 2 1954
* Prestige 846 Miles Davis - Bluing Parts 1 & 2 1953
* Prestige 777 Miles Davis - Dig Parts 1 & 2 1952
= Prestige 777x45 -
* Prestige 766 Miles Davis - My Old Flame Parts 1 & 2 1952
* Prestige 817 Miles Davis - It's Only A Paper Moon Parts 1 & 2 1953
= Prestige 817x45 -
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951
267 | Time On My Hands | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
268 | Mambo Bounce | Prestige 769, PRLP 135, PRLP 7029, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
269 | This Love Of Mine | Prestige 769, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
270 | Shadrack | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
271 | Slow Boat To China | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
272 | With A Song In My Heart | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029; Moodsville MVLP 35; Prestige PRST-24004, P-24096 |
273 | Scoops | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
274 | Newk's Fadeaway | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7029 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7269, PRST 7269 Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars 1963
= Prestige PRST 7856 Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-011 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-011-2 - 1988
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Moodsville MVLP 35, MVST 35 Various Artists - The Music Of Richard Rodgers Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen 1963
* Prestige PRLP 137 Sonny Rollins Quartet 1952
* Prestige PRLP 135 Sonny Stitt, Joe Holiday, Kenny Graham, Sonny Rollins - Mambo Jazz 1952
* Prestige 769 Sonny Rollins - Mambo Bounce / This Love Of Mine 1952
* Prestige 780 Sonny Rollins - Shadrack / With A Song In My Heart 1952
1953
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker as "Charlie Chan", Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953
450 | Compulsion | Prestige PRLP 7044, PRST 7822 |
451-1 | The Serpent's Tooth I | - |
451-2 | The Serpent's Tooth II | - |
452 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7044 Miles Davis - Collectors' Items 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-071 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-071-2 - 1987
= Prestige PRST-24022 Miles Davis - Collector's Items 1973
* Prestige PRST 7822 Miles Davis - Miles Ahead! 1970
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, October 7, 1953
509 | In A Sentimental Mood | Prestige 874, 45-284, prEP 1337, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
510 | The Stopper | Prestige 874, 45-173, prEP 1337, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
511 | Almost Like Being In Love | Prestige 45-284, prEP 1337, PRLP 7029, P-24096 |
512 | No Moe | Prestige prEP 1337, PRLP 7029, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7029 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7269, PRST 7269 Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars 1963
= Prestige PRST 7856 Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-011 Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-011-2 - 1988
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Prestige prEP 1337 Sonny Rollins With Modern Jazz Quartet 1954
* Prestige 45-284 Sonny Rollins - Almost Like Being In Love / In A Sentimental Mood 1963
* Prestige 45-173 Sonny Rollins - The Stopper / Moritat 1960
* Prestige 874 Sonny Rollins - In A Sentimental Mood / The Stopper 1954
Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins
Julius Watkins, French horn; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 13, 1953
531 | Let's Call This | Prestige prEP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
532-1 | Think Of One (take one) | Prestige PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, P-24046 |
532-2 | Think Of One (take two) | Prestige prEP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
533 | Friday The Thirteenth | Prestige PRLP 166, PRLP 7075, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
* Prestige PRLP 7053 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7053 (later) Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1957+
= Prestige PRLP 7245, PRST 7245 We See Thelonious Monk 1962
= Prestige PR 7363, PRST 7363 Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-016 Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-016-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7751 Thelonious Monk - Reflections Vol. 1 1970
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige PRLP 7075 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1957
= Prestige PRLP 7169 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins - Work! 1959
= Prestige PRST 7656 The Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-059-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRLP 166 Thelonious Monk Quintet - Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins 1954
= Prestige PRLP 166 (later) Thelonious Monk Quintet (Thelonious With Sonny Rollins) 1954+
* Prestige prEP 1352 The Thelonious Monk Quintet 1954
1954
Art Farmer Quintet
Art Farmer, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1954
553 | Soft Shoe | Prestige PRLP 177; New Jazz PRNJ 8258; Prestige P-24032 |
554 | Confab In Tempo | - |
555 | I'll Take Romance | - |
* New Jazz PRNJ 8258 Art Farmer - Early Art 1961
= Prestige PRST 7665 - 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-880-2 - 1996
* Prestige P-24032 Art Farmer - Farmer's Market 1973
* Prestige PRLP 177 Art Farmer 1954
Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants
Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1954
590 | Airegin | Prestige PRLP 187, LP 7109, PRST 7847, PRST-24012 |
591 | Oleo | - |
592-1 | But Not For Me (take 1) | Prestige 915, PRLP 187, LP 7109, PRST 7847, PRST-24012 |
592-2 | But Not For Me (take 2) | Prestige LP 7109, PRST 7847, P-24077 |
593 | Doxy | Prestige PRLP 187, LP 7109, PRST 7847, PRST-24012 |
* Prestige LP 7109 Miles Davis - Bags Groove 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-245 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-245-2 - 1987
= Prestige PRES 16-3 Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants 1957
* Prestige PRST 7847 Miles Davis - Oleo 1971
* Prestige PRST-24012 Miles Davis - Tallest Trees 1972
* Prestige P-24077 Miles Davis - Tune Up 1977
* Prestige PRLP 187 Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins 1954
* Prestige 915 Miles Davis - But Not For Me / no info 1955
Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey as "Abdullah Buhaina", drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954
606 | Movin' Out | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058, P-24096 |
607 | Swingin' For Bumsy | - |
608 | Silk N' Satin | - |
609 | Solid | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1956
= Prestige PR 7433, PRST 7433 Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-058-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Prestige PRLP 186 Sonny Rollins Quintet 1954
Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
630 | I Want To Be Happy | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, P-24096 |
631 | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
632 | More Than You Know | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7058, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7075 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1957
= Prestige PRLP 7169 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins - Work! 1959
= Prestige PRST 7656 The Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-059-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Prestige PRLP 7058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1956
= Prestige PR 7433, PRST 7433 Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-058-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRLP 190 Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk 1955
1955
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Septet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Billy Wallace, piano #1-3; Chris Anderson, piano #4; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Bee Hive Club, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
1. | I'll Remember April Parts 1 & 2 | Victor (J) SMJ-6185M; Philology (It) W 1011.2 |
2. | Woody'n You | Victor (J) SMJ-6185M; Philology (It) W 1012.2 |
3. | Hot House | - |
4. | Cherokee | Victor (J) SMJ-6186M; Philology (It) W 1011.2 |
* Victor (J) SMJ-6185M Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 1
= Columbia JG 35965 Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive 1979
* Victor (J) SMJ-6186M Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 2
= Columbia JG 35965 Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive 1979
* Philology (It) W 1011.2 Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 10
* Philology (It) W 1012.2 Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 11
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
826 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Prestige PRLP 7020, P-24082 |
827 | Paradox | Prestige PRLP 7020, PRST-24004 |
828 | Raincheck | Prestige PRLP 7020, P-24082 |
829 | There Are Such Things | Prestige PRLP 7020; Moodsville MVLP 2; Prestige P-24082 |
830 | It's All Right With Me | Prestige PRLP 7020, P-24082 |
* Prestige PRLP 7020 Sonny Rollins - Work Time 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7246, PRST 7246 Sonny Rollins - Worktime 1962
= Prestige PRST 7750 Sonny Rollins - Worktime! 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-007 Sonny Rollins - Work Time 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-007-2 - 1989
* Prestige P-24082 Sonny Rollins - Taking Care Of Business 1978
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Moodsville MVLP 2 Various Artists - Modern Moods 1960
1956
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, January 4, 1956
12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce | EmArcy MG-36070, MG-36085; Limelight LM-2-8201 |
12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly) | EmArcy EMS-2-407, (J) 195J-1 |
12423-12 | Powell's Prances | EmArcy MG-36070 |
* EmArcy MG-36070 Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street 1956
* EmArcy MG-36085 Various Artists - The Young Ones Of Jazz 1956
* Limelight LM-2-8201, LS-2-8601 The Immortal Clifford Brown 1965
* EmArcy EMS-2-407 Clifford Brown - The Quintet Vol. 2
* EmArcy (J) 195J-1 Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown 1983
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
probably live in NYC, early 1956
I'll Remember April | Elektra Musician E1-60026; Philology (It) W 1013.2 | |
What's New | - | |
Daahoud | - | |
Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) | - | |
52nd Street Theme | - |
* Elektra Musician E1-60026 Clifford Brown - Pure Genius Vol. 1
* Philology (It) W 1013.2 Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 12
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
NYC, February 16, 1956
12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love (alternate take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love | EmArcy MG-36070 |
12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alternate take) | - |
12464-14 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | EmArcy MG-36070 |
* EmArcy MG-36070 Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street 1956
* EmArcy 838 306-2 The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie 1989
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
NYC, February 17, 1956
12459-1 | I'll Remember April | EmArcy MG-36070 |
12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alternate take) | EmArcy (J) 195J-1 |
12460-8 | Time | EmArcy MG-36070; Mercury MG-20827 |
12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean | EmArcy MG-36070 |
12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 1) | - |
12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 2) | - |
12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alternate take 3) | - |
12462-9 | Flossie Lou | Limelight LM-2-8201; EmArcy (J) 195J-1 |
* EmArcy MG-36070 Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street 1956
* EmArcy (J) 195J-1 Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown 1983
* Mercury MG-20827, SR-60827 Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford 1963
* Limelight LM-2-8201, LS-2-8601 The Immortal Clifford Brown 1965
* EmArcy 838 306-2 The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie 1989
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956
864 | In Your Own Sweet Way | Prestige PRLP 7044, PRST 7847 |
865 | No Line | - |
866 | Vierd Blues | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7044 Miles Davis - Collectors' Items 1956
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-071 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-071-2 - 1987
= Prestige PRST-24022 Miles Davis - Collector's Items 1973
* Prestige PRST 7847 Miles Davis - Oleo 1971
Sonny Rollins Plus 4
Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, March 22, 1956
1. 867 | I Feel A Song Coming On | Prestige PRLP 7038, P-24050 |
2. 868 | Pent-Up House | - |
3. 869 | Valse Hot | Prestige PRLP 7038, PRST-24004 |
4. 870 | Kiss And Run | Prestige PRLP 7038, P-24050 |
5. 871 | Count Your Blessings | Prestige PRLP 7038, PRST-24004 |
* Prestige PRLP 7038 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7291, PRST 7291 Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown And Max Roach - 3 Giants! 1964
= Prestige PRST 7821 Sonny Rollins - Three Giants! 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-243 Sonny Rollins Plus 4 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-243-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24050 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More 1975
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Basin Street East, NYC, April 28, 1956
Valse Hot (as Waltz Hot) | Ingo (It) Ingo-Two; Mainman BFWH CB 617 | |
I Feel A Song Comin' On | - |
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Two Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April 1956 1970s
* Mainman BFWH CB 617 Bird Flies With 'The Herd' Also Clifford Brown
Clifford Brown Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
Basin Street East, NYC, May 6, 1956
Sweet Clifford | Ingo (It) Ingo-Two | |
What's New | - | |
Daahoud | - |
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Two Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April 1956 1970s
Sonny Rollins Quartet With John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; guest: John Coltrane, tenor sax #5.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956
1. 902 | My Reverie | Prestige PRLP 7047, P-24082 |
2. 903 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | - |
3. 904 | Paul's Pal | - |
4. 905 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Prestige PRLP 7047, PRST-24004, P-24082 |
5. 906 | Tenor Madness | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7047 Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness 1956
= Prestige PRST 7657 Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-124 Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-124-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24082 Sonny Rollins - Taking Care Of Business 1978
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #8; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; probably Richie Powell, piano; probably George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bob Story, announcer.
WIOR radio broadcast, Continental Restaurant, Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
1. | Just One Of Those Things | Philology (It) W 1008.2 |
2. | You Go To My Head | - |
3. | Good Bait | - |
4. | One For My Baby | Philology (It) W 1009.2 |
5. | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
6. | What's New | - |
7. | These Foolish Things | - |
8. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
* Philology (It) W 1008.2 Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 7
* Philology (It) W 1009.2 Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 8
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
918 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PRLP 7079, P-24050 |
919 | St. Thomas | Prestige 45-108, PRLP 7079, PRST-24004, P-24050 |
920 | Strode Rode | Prestige PRLP 7079, PRST-24004, P-24050 |
921 | Blue 7 | Prestige PRLP 7079, P-24050 |
922 | Moritat | Prestige 45-173, PRLP 7079, P-24050 |
* Prestige PRLP 7079 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus 1957
= Prestige PR 7326, PRST 7326 - 1964
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-291, OJCCD-291-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24050 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More 1975
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Prestige 45-108 Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas Parts 1 & 2 1957
* Prestige 45-173 Sonny Rollins - The Stopper / Moritat 1960
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, September 17, 1956
13768 | Mr. X | EmArcy MG-36098; Mosaic MD7-201 |
13769 | Body And Soul | - |
13770-4 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
* EmArcy MG-36098 Max Roach + 4 1956
= EmArcy SR-80001 - not released
= EmArcy (J) 195J-39 Max Roach + 4 & More 1984
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions 2000
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
NYC, September 19, 1956
13764-6 | Ezz-thetic | EmArcy MG-36098; Mosaic MD7-201 |
13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | EmArcy MG-36108, SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
13766 | Woody'n You | EmArcy MG-36098; Mosaic MD7-201 |
13767 | Dr. Free-Zee | - |
* EmArcy MG-36098 Max Roach + 4 1956
= EmArcy SR-80001 - not released
= EmArcy (J) 195J-39 Max Roach + 4 & More 1984
* EmArcy MG-36108 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury MG-20538 -
* EmArcy SR-80002 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury SR-60193 - 1960
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions 2000
Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face | Prestige PRLP 7095; Status ST 8315; Prestige P-24050 |
980 | Kids Know | Prestige PRLP 7095, P-24050 |
981 | The House I Live In | Prestige PRLP 7207, P-24050 |
982 | Medley: I Remember You | Prestige PRLP 7095 |
- | Medley: My Melancholy Baby | - |
- | Medley: Old Folks | - |
- | Medley: They Can't Take That Away From Me | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7095; Moodsville MVLP 33 |
- | Medley: Just Friends | Prestige PRLP 7095 |
- | Medley: My Little Suede Shoes | - |
- | Medley: Star Eyes | Prestige PRLP 7095, P-24050 |
* Prestige PRLP 7095 Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird 1957
= Prestige PRST 7553 Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-214 Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-214-2 - 1991
* Status ST 8315 Shirley Scott, Etta Jones, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Timmons, Coleman Hawkins, Ted Curson, Lem Winchester - My Fair Lady 1964
* Prestige P-24050 Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More 1975
* Prestige PRLP 7207 Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-348, OJCCD-348-2 - 1989
* Moodsville MVLP 33, MVST 33 Various Artists - The Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen 1963
* Prestige 45-128 Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah / They Can't Take That Away From Me 1958
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
1. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M-47023 |
2. | Pannonica | - |
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
1. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
2. | Pannonica (opening) | Riverside R-022 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
* Riverside RLP 12-266 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-086 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1906-2 - 1998
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 10, 1956
Valse Hot | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 | |
I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964 1990
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956
Brilliant Corners | Riverside R-45-608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RM 483/484; Milestone M-47023 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
* Riverside R-45-608 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners Parts I & II 1957
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956
Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M-47023 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #2,4.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
1. 1031 | B. Swift | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P-24082 |
2. 1032 | My Ideal | Prestige PRLP 7126, P-24046 |
3. 1033 | Sonny Boy | Prestige PRLP 7207, P-24082; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-095-2 |
4. 1034 | Two Different Worlds | Prestige PRLP 7126 |
5. 1035 | Ee-Ah | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P-24082 |
6. 1036 | B. Quick | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P-24082 |
* Prestige PRLP 7126 Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-095 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-095-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRLP 7207 Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-348, OJCCD-348-2 - 1989
* Prestige P-24082 Sonny Rollins - Taking Care Of Business 1978
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige 45-128 Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah / They Can't Take That Away From Me 1958
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 12, 1956
I Feel A Song Coming On | private tape | |
Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
tk.1 | Decision | Blue Note 45-1669, BLP 1542, BN-LA401-H2, BST2 84433 |
tk.2 | Plain Jane | Blue Note 45-1670, BLP 1542, BN-LA401-H2 |
tk.5 | Sonnysphere | Blue Note BLP 1542 |
tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra | Blue Note BLP 1542, BN-LA401-H2 |
tk.8 | Bluesnote | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1542 Sonny Rollins (Vol. 1) 1957
= Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo) -
= Blue Note CDP 7 81542 2 - 1988
* Blue Note BN-LA401-H2 Sonny Rollins 1975
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note 45-1669 Sonny Rollins - Decision Parts 1 & 2 1957
* Blue Note 45-1670 Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane Parts 1 & 2 1957
1957
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
I'm An Old Cowhand | Contemporary C3530 | |
Solitude | - | |
Come, Gone | - | |
Wagon Wheels | - | |
There Is No Greater Love | - | |
Way Out West | - | |
I'm An Old Cowhand (alternate take) | Contemporary C-7651; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-337-2 | |
Come, Gone (alternate take) | - | |
Way Out West (alternate take) | - |
* Contemporary C3530 Sonny Rollins - Way Out West 1957
= Stereo S7017 Sonny Rollins - Way Out West In Stereo 1958
= Contemporary M3530, S7530 Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-337, OJCCD-337-2 - 1988
* Contemporary C-7651 Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes 1986
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957
15175-10 | I'll Take Romance | EmArcy MG-36108, SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15176-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | EmArcy (J) 195J-39; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15177 | Blues Waltz | EmArcy MG-36108, SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15178-5 | Love Letters | EmArcy (J) 195J-39; Mosaic MD7-201 |
* EmArcy MG-36108 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury MG-20538 -
* EmArcy SR-80002 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury SR-60193 - 1960
* EmArcy (J) 195J-39 Max Roach + 4 & More 1984
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions 2000
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957
15187-7 | Little Folks | EmArcy MG-36108, SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15188-10 | Minor Trouble | EmArcy (J) 195J-39; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15189-4 | Valse Hot | EmArcy MG-36108, SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
* EmArcy MG-36108 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury MG-20538 -
* EmArcy SR-80002 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury SR-60193 - 1960
* EmArcy (J) 195J-39 Max Roach + 4 & More 1984
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions 2000
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel.
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957
JB8 | Lover (stereo edit) | EmArcy SR-80002; Mosaic MD7-201 |
15194 | Lover (mono edit) | EmArcy MG-36108 |
* EmArcy SR-80002 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury SR-60193 - 1960
* EmArcy MG-36108 Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time 1957
= Mercury MG-20538 -
* Mosaic MD7-201 The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions 2000
Sonny Rollins Quintet/Quartet/Sextet
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #1,2,4-6; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano #1,2,4-6; Thelonious Monk, piano #3,6; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
1. tk.1 | Why Don't I | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2 |
2. tk.4 | Wail March | Blue Note BLP 1558 |
3. tk.6 | Reflections | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
4. tk.7 | Poor Butterfly | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2 |
5. tk.11 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2 |
6. tk.12 | Misterioso | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
* Blue Note BLP 1558 Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 1957
= Blue Note BST 81558 (pseudo stereo) -
= Blue Note CDP 7 46818 2, CDP 7 81558 2 - 1987
= Blue Note ST-81558 - 1997
* Blue Note BN-LA401-H2 Sonny Rollins 1975
* Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note 45-1687 Sonny Rollins - You Stepped Out Of A Dream / Why Don't I 1957
Kenny Dorham Quintet/Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Betty Glamman, harp #3; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 and 27, 1957
1. | Falling In Love With Love | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82; Milestone M-47036 |
2. | I'll Remember April | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82 |
3. | My Old Flame | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-244; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M-47036 |
4. | La Villa | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-267; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M-47036 |
* Riverside RLP 12-239 Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts 1957
= Riverside RLP 1105 - 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-028 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-028-2 - 1992
* Jazzland JLP 82, JLP 982 Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley & Sonny Rollins 1962
* Milestone M-47036 Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful 1976
* Riverside RLP 12-244 Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers 1957
* Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972 Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time 1962
* Riverside RLP 12-267 Various Artists - Riverside Drive 1958
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano #1-5,7; Percy Heath, bass #1-5,7; Roy Haynes, drums #1-5,7.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 11 and 12, 1957
1. | Just In Time | Riverside R-45-604, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124 |
2. | Toot, Toot, Tootsie | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124 |
3. | Dearly Beloved | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
4. | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 12-272 |
5. | Cutie | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124, RLP 12-284; Jazzland JLP 72 |
6. | It Could Happen To You | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
7. | Mangoes | Riverside R-45-605, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
* Riverside RLP 12-241 Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-029 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-029-2 - 1987
= Milestone MSP-47007 Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus 1973
* Riverside RLP 1124 Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo
* Riverside RLP 12-272 Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter 1958
* Riverside RLP 12-284 Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt 1958
* Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972 Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time 1962
* Riverside R-45-604 Sonny Rollins - The Last Time I Saw Paris / Just In Time 1957
* Riverside R-45-605 Sonny Rollins - Mangoes Parts I & II 1957
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano #2,3; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 1957
1. | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Riverside R-45-604, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
2. | What Is There To Say | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
3. | Funky Hotel Blues | Riverside RLP 12-243; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone MSP-47007; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-029-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-241 Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-029 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-029-2 - 1987
= Milestone MSP-47007 Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus 1973
* Riverside RLP 1124 Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo
* Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972 Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time 1962
* Riverside RLP 12-243 Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-030 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-030-2 - 1994
* Riverside R-45-604 Sonny Rollins - The Last Time I Saw Paris / Just In Time 1957
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones, drums.
radio broadcast, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, July 13, 1957
Four (mistitled as Roy's Romp) (mistitled as Four For Roy) | Ozone 18; Chakra ch100MD; Yadeon 502 | |
Bye Bye Blackbird | - | |
It Never Entered My Mind | Chakra ch100MD; Yadeon 502 | |
Walkin' (incomplete) | Yadeon 502 |
* Ozone 18 Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins - Rare Broadcast Performances 1970s
* Chakra ch100MD Miles Davis - Makin' Wax: Original Concert-Performances 1953-1958 1970s
* Yadeon 502 Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts 1980s
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1,2,4-6; Doug Watkins, bass #1,2,4-6; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1957
1. tk.5 | Tune Up | Blue Note BLP 4001, BST 89903, BN-LA401-H2 |
2. tk.9 | Asiatic Raes | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
3. tk.13 | Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA401-H2 |
4. tk.15 | Wonderful! Wonderful! | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
5. tk.17 | Namely You | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA401-H2 |
6. tk.19 | Blues For Philly Joe | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
* Blue Note BLP 4001 Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time 1959
= Blue Note BST 84001 - 1966
= Blue Note CDP 7 84001 2 - 1990
* Blue Note BST 89903 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1949-1959 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA159-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Two: 1949-1959 1973+
* Blue Note BN-LA401-H2 Sonny Rollins 1975
Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7,9,10, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7,9,10; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957
1. | Strong Man | Riverside R-45-601, RLP 12-251, RLP 1107 |
2. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | - |
3. | My Man | Riverside RLP 12-251, RLP 1107 |
4. | That's Him | Riverside R-45-602, RLP 12-251 |
5. | I Must Have That Man | Riverside R-45-602, RLP 12-251, RLP 1107 |
6. | Porgy | Riverside RLP 12-251, RLP 1107 |
7. | When A Woman Loves A Man | - |
8. | Don't Explain | - |
9. | I Must Have That Man (take 3) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2 |
10. | Porgy (take 1) | - |
Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7; Max Roach, drums.
1. | Strong Man | |
2. | My Man | |
3. | Porgy | |
4. | I Must Have That Man | |
5. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | |
6. | When A Woman Loves A Man | |
7. | Can't Help Lovin' That Man | Riverside RLP 1107 |
8. | Don't Explain |
* Riverside RLP 12-251 Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-085 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2 - 1988
* Riverside RLP 1107 Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars 1959
* Riverside R-45-601 Abbey Lincoln - Strong Man / Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe 1958
* Riverside R-45-602 Abbey Lincoln - I Must Have That Man / That's Him 1958
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Donald Bailey, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957
tk.1 | Woody 'N You | rejected |
tk.2 | A Night In Tunisia (afternoon take) | Blue Note BLP 1581, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9277, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.4 | What Is This Thing Called Love | rejected |
tk.5 | Old Devil Moon | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1581 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard 1957
= Blue Note BST 81581 (pseudo stereo) -
* Blue Note BN-LA475-H2 Sonny Rollins - More From The Vanguard 1975
* Blue Note (J) K18P-9277 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 2 1983
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-61014 - 1985
* Blue Note CDP 7 46517 2 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 1 1987
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957
tk.6 | A Night In Tunisia (evening take) | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9277, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.7 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (take 2) | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9277, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.8 | Four | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9278, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.9 | Woody 'N You | - |
tk.10 | Old Devil Moon | Blue Note BLP 1581, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.11 | What Is This Thing Called Love | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9277, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.12 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Blue Note BLP 1581, CDP 7 46517 2 |
tk.13 | Sonnymoon For Two | Blue Note 45-1698, BLP 1581, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.14 | I Can't Get Started | Blue Note BLP 1581, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.15 | I'll Remember April | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9278, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.16 | Get Happy | - |
tk.17 | Striver's Row | Blue Note BLP 1581, BN-LA401-H2, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.18 | All The Things You Are | Blue Note BN-LA475-H2, (J) K18P-9278, CDP 7 46518 2 |
tk.19 | Get Happy (short version) | - |
tk.20 | Striver's Row | rejected |
* Blue Note BN-LA475-H2 Sonny Rollins - More From The Vanguard 1975
* Blue Note (J) K18P-9277 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 2 1983
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-61014 - 1985
* Blue Note (J) K18P-9278 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 3 1983
= Blue Note (J) BNJ-61015 - 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1581 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard 1957
= Blue Note BST 81581 (pseudo stereo) -
* Blue Note BN-LA401-H2 Sonny Rollins 1975
* Blue Note CDP 7 46517 2 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 1 1987
* Blue Note CDP 7 46518 2 Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard Volume 2 1987
* Blue Note 45-1698 Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two Parts 1 & 2 1957
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Gil Coggins, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Kenny Dennis, drums.
NYC, November 4, 1957
Sonnymoon For Two | Period SPL 1204 | |
Like Someone In Love | - | |
Theme From Pathetique Symphony | - |
* Period SPL 1204 Sonny Rollins Plays
Miles Davis All Stars
Miles Davis, trumpet; John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Gil Coggins, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Long Island, NY, November or December, 1957
All Of You | private tape | |
Love For Sale | - | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
unknown title | - |
Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Thomas Bryant, bass; Charles Persip, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 11, 1957
21845-2 | 62VK451 | Wheatleigh Hall | Verve MGV-8260, V-8477 |
21846 | Sumphin' | Verve MGV-8260, VSP/VSPS-32 |
* Verve MGV-8260 Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt 1958
= Verve VE-2-2505 Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions 1976
* Verve V-8477 Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt 1962
* Verve VSP/VSPS-32 Sonny Rollins - Tenor Titan 1966
Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Tom Bryant, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1957
21857 | 62VK497 | The Eternal Triangle | Verve MGV-8262, V-8477 |
21857A | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Verve MGV-8262 |
21857B | 62VK498 | After Hours | Verve MGV-8262, V-8477 |
21857C | 63VK627 | I Know That You Know | Verve MGV-8262, V/V6-8566 |
* Verve MGV-8262 Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins - Sonny Side Up 1958
= Verve VE-2-2505 Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions 1976
* Verve V-8477 Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins & Stitt 1962
* Verve V/V6-8566 The Essential Dizzy Gillespie 1963
1958
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958
The Freedom Suite | Riverside RLP 12-258 | |
Someday I'll Find You | - | |
Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
Till There Was You (take 4) | - | |
Shadow Waltz | - | |
Till There Was You (take 1) | Riverside RCD-30507-2 | |
Till There Was You (take 3) | Milestone MSP-47007; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-067-2; Riverside RCD-30507-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-258 Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite 1958
= Jazzland AM 86, AS 986 (Sonny Rollins) - Shadow Waltz 1962
= Riverside R-3010, RS-3010 Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-067 Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-067-2 - 1989
= Riverside RCD-30507-2 - 2008
= Milestone MSP-47007 Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus 1973
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 7, 1958
I Want To Be Happy | For Discriminate Collector FDC 1024; Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 |
* For Discriminate Collector FDC 1024 Various Artists - Newport Jazz 1958-59 1970s
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry Quartet - Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert 2009
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Charles Wright, drums.
Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958
What's My Name? (mono edit) | Metrojazz E1002 | |
What's My Name? | Metrojazz SE1002; Verve V/V6-8430 | |
If You Were The Only Girl In The World | Metrojazz E1002, SE1002; Verve V/V6-8430 | |
Manhattan | - | |
Body And Soul | - |
* Metrojazz E1002 Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass 1958
* Metrojazz SE1002 Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass 1959
* Verve V/V6-8430 Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio 1962
Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass
Nat Adderley, cornet; Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, trumpet; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Rene Thomas, guitar; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Ernie Wilkins, conductor, arranger.
Metropolitan Sound Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958
Grand Street | Metrojazz SE1002 | |
Grand Street (mono LP ending) | Metrojazz E1002 | |
Grand Street (Verve LP ending) | Verve V/V6-8430 | |
Far Out East | Metrojazz E1002, SE1002; Verve V/V6-8430 | |
Who Cares? | - | |
Love Is A Simple Thing | - |
* Metrojazz SE1002 Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass 1959
* Metrojazz E1002 Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass 1958
* Verve V/V6-8430 Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio 1962
Sonny Rollins With John Lewis Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano #1,4; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 3, 1958
1. | Doxy (as John's Other Theme) | Metrojazz E1011 |
2. | Limehouse Blues | - |
3. | I'll Follow My Secret Heart | - |
4. | You Are Too Beautiful | - |
* Metrojazz E1011 Sonny Rollins At Music Inn/Teddy Edwards At Falcon's Lair With Joe Castro 1958
= Metrojazz SE1011 - 1959
The Modern Jazz Quartet With Sonny Rollins
Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; guest artist: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 31, 1958
3937 | Bags' Groove | Atlantic LP 1299, SD 2-301 |
3938 | Night In Tunisia | Atlantic LP 1299 |
* Atlantic LP 1299, SD 1299 The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2 - Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins 1958
= Mosaic MD7-249 The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64 2011
* Atlantic SD 2-301 The Art Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1973
Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Victor Feldman, vibraharp #4,10.
Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 and 22, 1958
1. | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | Contemporary M3564 |
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 | - |
9. | The Song Is You (alternate take) | Contemporary C-7651; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-340-2 |
10. | You (alternate take) | Contemporary C-7651 |
11. | I've Found A New Baby (alternate take) | Contemporary C-7651; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-340-2 |
* Contemporary M3564, S7564 Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-340, OJCCD-340-2 - 1988
* Contemporary C-7651 Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes 1986
1959
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2, 1959
St Thomas | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 |
* Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 Sonny Rollins Trio - In Stockholm 1959 - St Thomas 1984
= Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 - 1993
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel.
Swedish Radio, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959
There Will Never Be Another You | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 | |
Stay As Sweet As You Are | - | |
I've Told Every Little Star | - | |
How High The Moon | - | |
Oleo | - | |
Paul's Pal | - |
* Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 Sonny Rollins Trio - In Stockholm 1959 - St Thomas 1984
= Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 - 1993
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Joe Harris, drums.
Sodra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959
Rollins Interview | Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 | |
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Ingo (It) Ingo-Nine; Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 | |
Paul's Pal | - | |
Love Letters | - |
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Nine Sonny Rollins Trio In Sweden 1959 1970s
* Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 Sonny Rollins Trio - In Stockholm 1959 - St Thomas 1993
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.
Radio Studio Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, March 5, 1959
I Remember You | Moon (It) MLP 015-1; TCB (Swi) TCB 02402 | |
I've Told Every Little Star | - | |
Oleo | - | |
Will You Still Be Mine | - | |
It Could Happen To You | - |
same session.
I Remember You | ||
I've Told Every Little Star | ||
It Could Happen To You | ||
Oleo | ||
Will You Still Be Mine? |
* Moon (It) MLP 015-1, MCD 015-2 Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two 1990
* TCB (Swi) TCB 02402 Sonny Rollins Trio & Horace Silver Quintet - Zurich 1959: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series 40 2016
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Aix-en-Provence, France, March 11, 1959
Woody'n You | Royal Jazz (D) RJ 502 | |
But Not For Me | - | |
Lady Bird | - |
* Royal Jazz (D) RJ 502 Sonny Rollins - Aix En Provence 1959 1989
1962 (age 32)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Harry Saunders, drums.
NYC, January 30, 1962
N2PW1260 | God Bless The Child | RCA Victor LPM-2527 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2527 Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, January 31, 1962
N2PW1261 | Will You Still Be Mine | RCA Victor unissued |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
NYC, February 13, 1962
N2PW1263 | Day In, Day Out | unissued |
N2PW1264 | John S | RCA Victor LPM-2527 |
N2PW1265 | You Do Something To Me | - |
N2PW1266 | Where Are You | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2527 Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, February 14, 1962
N2PW1262 | Without A Song | RCA Victor LPM-2527 |
N2PW1267 | The Bridge | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2527 Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
Sonny Rollins Septet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez, percussion.
NYC, April 5, 1962
N2PW1952 | The Nights Has A Thousand Eyes | RCA Victor LPM-2572, (E) RD 2572 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
* RCA Victor (E) RD 2572, (E) SF 2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
Sonny Rollins Septet
same personnel.
NYC, April 25, 1962
N2PW1947 | If Ever I Would Leave You | RCA Victor LPM-2572 |
Don't Stop The Carnival | RCA Victor (E) RD 2572 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
* RCA Victor (E) RD 2572, (E) SF 2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
Sonny Rollins Septet
same personnel.
NYC, April 26, 1962
N2PW1949 | Brownskin Gal | RCA Victor LPM-2572, (E) RD 2572 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
* RCA Victor (E) RD 2572, (E) SF 2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Candido, percussion.
NYC, May 14, 1962
N2PW2228 | Jungoso | RCA Victor LPM-2572, (E) RD 2572 |
N2PW2268 | Bluesongo | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
* RCA Victor (E) RD 2572, (E) SF 2572 Sonny Rollins - What's New
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, July 27-30, 1962
Oleo | RCA Victor LPM-2612 | |
Dearly Beloved | - | |
Doxy | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2612 Sonny Rollins - Our Man In Jazz
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Continental, 1962
Sonnymoon For Two | Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 |
* Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 Sonny Rollins - European Concerts
1963
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 15, 1963
Without A Song | Moon (It) MCD053-2 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Solitude | - | |
Sonnymoon (aka Sonnymoon For Two) | - | |
52nd Street Theme | Moon (It) MCD054-2 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Solitude | - | |
Without A Song | - |
* Moon (It) MCD053-2 Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry Vol. 1 1994
* Moon (It) MCD054-2 Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry Vol. 2 1994
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel.
broadcast, L'Olympia, Paris, France, January 19, 1963
Solitude | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 22; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241; Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Announcement By S. Rollins | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101 | |
Without A Song | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 22; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241; Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101 | |
Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
Everything Happens To Me | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101 | |
52nd Street Theme | - |
* Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 22 Sonny Rollins Quartet "Live" In Europe: Never Recorded Before late 1970s
* Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241 Sonny Rollins - Live In Europe 1982
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101 Sonny Rollins Quartet - Live In Paris 1963 early 1990s
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, January 29, 1963
52nd St. Theme | Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 106; Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Sonnymoon For Two (as Sonneymoon For Two) | - | |
Oleo | Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 |
* Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 106 Sonny Rollins Quartet - Stuttgart 1963 Concert late 1970s
= Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5235 Sonny Rollins Quartet - Stuttgart 1963 1981
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry Quartet - Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert 2009
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963
On Green Dolphin Street | Jazz Up (It) JU-313 | |
Introduction | - | |
Without A Song | - | |
Oleo | - | |
Sonny's Tune | - | |
Sonny's Tune 2nd Version | - |
same session.
52nd Street Theme | Jazz Up (It) JU-314 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
Solitude | - | |
Without A Song | - |
* Jazz Up (It) JU-313 Sonny Rollins Quartet In Europe 1963 Vol. I 1989
* Jazz Up (It) JU-314 Sonny Rollins Quartet In Europe 1963 Vol. II 1989
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, February 20, 1963
PPA1-3260 | I Could Write A Book | RCA Victor LPM-2725 |
PPA1-3261 | You Are My Lucky Star | - |
PPA1-3262 | There Will Never Be Another You | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2725 Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry - 3 In Jazz
Sonny Rollins - Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, July 15, 1963
PPA5-5402 | All The Things You Are | RCA Victor LPM-2712 |
PPA5-5403 | Lover Man | - |
PPA5-5404 | Yesterdays | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2712 Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
Sonny Rollins - Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, July 18, 1963
PPA5-5406 | Just Friends | RCA Victor LPM-2712 |
PPA5-5407 | At McKie's' | - |
PPA5-5408 | Summertime | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2712 Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
1964
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Thad Jones, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
NYC, January 15, 1964
RPA1-2905-14 | Four | RCA Victor unissued |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, January 17, 1964
RPA1-2902-7 | Blue 'N' Boogie | RCA Victor unissued |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Thad Jones, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano #1; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, January 20, 1964
1. RPA1-2901-10 | 52nd Street Theme | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
2. RPA1-2903-8 | I Remember Clifford | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2927 Sonny Rollins - Now's The Time
* RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano #4-9; Ron Carter, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, February 14, 1964
1. RPA1-2901-D | 52nd Street Theme | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
2. RPA1-2904-F | St. Thomas | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
3. RPA1-2905-? | Four II | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
4. RPA1-2905-A | Four I | - |
5. RPA1-2906-8 | Django | - |
6. RPA1-2907-12 | Afternoon In Paris | - |
7. RPA1-2908-8 | Now's The Time | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
8. RPA1-2910-3 | - | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
9. RPA1-2978-7 | 'Round Midnight | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
10. | St. Thomas | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
* RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge
* RCA Victor LPM-2927 Sonny Rollins - Now's The Time
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, February 18, 1964
RPA1-2907-C | Afternoon In Paris | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
* RCA Victor LPM-2927 Sonny Rollins - Now's The Time
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
NYC, April 14, 1964
RPA1-2902-E | Blue 'N' Boogie | RCA Victor LPM-2927 |
RPA1-2903-D | I Remember Clifford | - |
RPA1-2906-D | Four | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-2927 Sonny Rollins - Now's The Time
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; David Izenzon, Teddy Smith, bass; Stu Martin, drums.
NYC, June 11, 1964
RPA1-4388-? | Trav'lin' Light | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
RPA1-4388 | - | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
RPA1-4389 | Little Girl Blue | RCA Victor unissued |
* RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar #1-3; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
NYC, June 23, 1964
1. RPA1-4390 | Nothing Ever Changes For You My Love | unissued |
2. RPA1-4391 | Look For The Silver Lining | - |
3. RPA1-4392 | Love Look Away | - |
4. RPA1-7091 | I'll Be Seeing You | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar #1,2; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
NYC, June 24, 1964
1. RPA1-4393 | My Ship | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
2. RPA1-4394 | Deep In A Dream | unissued |
3. RPA1-7090-1 | Three Little Words | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
4. RPA1-7092-1 | Night And Day | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
NYC, June 26, 1964
RPA1-4389 | Little Girl Blue | unissued |
RPA1-4395 | Love Letters | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
RPA1-4396 | Long Ago And Far Away | - |
RPA1-4397 | Masquerade | unissued |
RPA1-4398 | Love Walked In | - |
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
NYC, July 2, 1964
RPA1-4399 | It Could Happen To You | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
RPA1-6024 | My One And Only Love | - |
RPA1-6025-2 | Winter Wonderland | RCA Victor unissued |
RPA1-6025-3 | - | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
RPA1-6026-5 | When You Wish Upon A Star | RCA Victor unissued |
RPA1-6026-6 | - | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
* RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
NYC, July 9, 1964
RPA1-6027 | I Like The Likes Of You | unissued |
RPA1-6028 | When I Fall In Love | - |
RPA1-6029-1 | Autumn Nocturne | RCA Victor LPM-3355 |
* RCA Victor LPM-3355 Sonny Rollins - The Standard
1965
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker, drums.
The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, June 17, 1965
On Green Dolphin Street | Impulse! IA-9349 | |
Three Little Words | - | |
Mademoiselle De Paris | - | |
To A Wild Rose | - | |
There Will Never Be Another You | - |
* Impulse! IA-9349 Sonny Rollins - There Will Never Be Another You 1978
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 8, 1965
90323 | On Green Dolphin Street | Impulse! A-91, AS-9236-2 |
90324 | Everything Happens To Me | Impulse! A-91 |
90325 | Three Little Words | Impulse! A-91, AS-9236-2, ASH-9253-3 |
90326 | A Fine Romance | unissued |
90327 | Simple - Fast Twist | - |
90328 | Hold 'Em Joe | Impulse! A-91, AS-9236-2 |
90329 | Blue Room | - |
* Impulse! A-91, AS-91 Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! 1965
= Impulse! IMPD-223 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9236-2 Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! ASH-9253-3 Various Artists - The Saxophone
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
broadcast, Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
Oleo | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29; Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502; Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 | |
Sonny's Blues | - | |
I Can't Get Started | unissued |
* Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29 Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe late 1970s
* Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 Sonny Rollins - European Concerts
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645 Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry Quartet - Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert 2009
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Niels Henning O. Pedersen, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 1, 1965;
Johanneshovs Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2, 1965
Night And Day | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 118 | |
Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
Medley: Oleo / Sonnymoon For Two / Three Little Words | - |
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 118 Sonny Rollins Trio - Live In Europe '65 1991
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Gilbert Rovere, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Salle De La Mutualite, Paris, France, 1st set, November 4, 1965
I Can't Get Started | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22 | |
Three Little Words | - | |
There Will Never Be Another You | - |
same session.
Medley-Part One: I Can't Get Started | Jazzway (It) LLM-1501 | |
Medley-Part One: Three Little Words | - | |
Medley-Part One: I Can't Get Started | - | |
Medley-Part One: Three Little Words | - | |
Medley-Part One: St. Thomas | - | |
Medley-Part Two: There Will Never Be Another You | - | |
Medley-Part Two: When I Grow Too Old To Dream | - | |
Medley-Part Two: Mademoiselle De Paris | - |
* Jazzway (It) LLM-1501 Sonny Rollins - In Paris 1985
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22 Sonny Rollins Trio, Ornette Coleman Trio - The Paris Concert 1991
1966
Sonny Rollins And Oliver Nelson
J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone #3-6; Phil Woods, alto sax; Bob Ashton, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Roger Kellaway, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Walter Booker, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1966
1. 90466 | Alfie's Theme Differently | Impulse! A-9111 |
2. 90467 | Street Runner With Child | - |
3. 90468 | Transition Theme For Minor Blues Or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad | - |
4. 90469 | He's Younger Than You Are | - |
5. 90470 | On Impulse | Impulse! A-9111, AS-9236-2 |
6. 90471 | Alfie's Theme | Impulse! 45-247, A-9111, AS-9236-2 |
* Impulse! A-9111, AS-9111 Sonny Rollins - Alfie (Soundtrack) 1966
= Impulse! IMPD-224 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9236-2 Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! 45-247 Sonny Rollins - Alfie's Theme Parts 1 & 2 1966
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet #3; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1966
1. 90570 | Blessing In Disguise | Impulse! A-9121, AS-9236-2 |
2. 90571 | We Kiss In A Shadow | Impulse! A-9121 |
3. 90572 | East Broadway Run Down | Impulse! A-9121, AS-9236-2, ASD-9228-3 |
* Impulse! A-9121, AS-9121 Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down 1966
= Impulse! IMPD-161 - 1995
* Impulse! AS-9236-2 Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years
* Impulse! ASD-9228-3 Various Artists - Impulse Energy Essentials
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
Love Walked In (as Title Unknown) | Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108 | |
Lover | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29; Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 | |
Poinciana | Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108 |
* Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108 Max Roach Quintet & Sonny Rollins Trio - Graz 1963 Concert late 1970s
* Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29 Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe late 1970s
* Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 Sonny Rollins - European Concerts
1968
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath as Albert Healt, drums.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1968
Sonnymoon For Two (long version) | Moon (It) MLP 015-1 |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath as Al Heith, drums.
Four | Moon (It) MCD 037-2 | |
Naima | - |
same session.
Three Little Words | Moon (It) MCD 038-2 | |
St. Thomas | - | |
Sonny Moon For Two | - | |
Medley | - | |
When Lights Are Low | - |
* Moon (It) MLP 015-1, MCD 015-2 Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two 1990
* Moon (It) MCD 037-2 Sonny Rollins - In Denmark 1 1992
* Moon (It) MCD 038-2 Sonny Rollins - In Denmark 2 1992
Sonny Rollins With The Kenny Drew Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath, drums.
Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1968
Four | SSJ (J) XQAM-1628 | |
On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
St. Thomas | - |
* SSJ (J) XQAM-1628 Sonny Rollins - In Copenhagen 1968 - The Full Session 2014
1972 (age 42)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; George Cables, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; Arthur Jenkins, congas, percussion #1.
NYC, July 14, 1972
1. | Playin' In The Yard | Milestone MSP 9042 |
2. | Keep Hold Of Yourself | - |
* Milestone MSP 9042 Sonny Rollins' Next Album 1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-312, OJCCD-312-2 -
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Cables, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Arthur Jenkins, congas, percussion #2.
NYC, July 27, 1972
1. | Poinciana | Milestone MSP 9042 |
2. | The Everywhere Calypso | - |
3. | Skylark | Milestone MSP 9042, 2MCD-2501-2 |
* Milestone MSP 9042 Sonny Rollins' Next Album 1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-312, OJCCD-312-2 -
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1973
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Mtume, percussion, piano #1-5.
NYC, June and July, 1973;
Berkeley, CA, June 7, 1973
1. | Pictures In The Reflection Of A Golden Horn | Milestone M-9051 |
2. | Sais | - |
3. | Notes For Eddie | - |
4. | God Bless The Child | - |
5. | Love Man | - |
6. | Good Morning, Heartache | - |
* Milestone M-9051 Sonny Rollins - Horn Culture 1973
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-314, OJCCD-314-2 -
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; David Lee, drums.
live in Chateauvallon, France, August 21, 1973
St. Thomas | Editoriale Pantheon (It) JCD 04 | |
Alfie's Theme | - |
* Editoriale Pantheon (It) JCD 04 Sonny Rollins Quintet/Jackie McLean Quintet In Concert - Chateauvallon 1973 - The <<Jazz>> Collection
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; David Lee, drums; Mtume, percussion, piano.
Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 1973
Powaii | Victor (J) SMJ-6030 | |
St. Thomas | - | |
Alfie | - | |
Moritat (aka Mack The Knife) | - |
* Victor (J) SMJ-6030 Sonny Rollins In Japan
1974
Sonny Rollins Septet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Rufus Harley, bagpipes #5; Stanley Cowell, piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Mtume, congas.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 6, 1974
1. | The Cutting Edge | Milestone M-9059 |
2. | To A Wild Rose | Milestone M-9059, 2MCD-2501-2 |
3. | First Moves | Milestone M-9059 |
4. | A House Is Not A Home | - |
5. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | - |
6. | Sonnymoon For Two | unissued |
* Milestone M-9059 Sonny Rollins - The Cutting Edge 1974
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-468, OJCCD-468-2 -
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Rufus Harley, soprano sax, bagpipes; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Gene Perla, bass; David Lee, drums.
radio broadcast, German radio station: Deutschlandradio Kultur, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 12, 1974
First Moves | Jazz Door (G) JD 1271 | |
Look For The Silver Lining | - | |
To A Wild Rose | - | |
Alfie's Theme | - |
* Jazz Door (G) JD 1271 Sonny Rollins - First Moves
1975
Sonny Rollins' Band
Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano, synthesizer; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Eddie Moore, drums; Mtume, congas, percussion.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 2-5, 1975
Lucille | Milestone M-9064 | |
Are You Ready | - | |
Cosmet | - |
Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Eddie Moore, drums; Mtume, congas, percussion.
Gwaligo | - |
Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums; Mtume, congas, percussion.
Azalea | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
Newkleus | - |
Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.
My Reverie | - |
* Milestone M-9064 Sonny Rollins - Nucleus 1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-620, OJCCD-620-2 -
1976
Sonny Rollins Sextet With Orchestra
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley, trumpet; George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, trombone; Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson, French horn; Don Waldrop, tuba; Bill Green, piccolo, flute, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Charles Meeks, electric bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August-October, 1976
Island Lady | Milestone M-9074 | |
Asfrantation Woogie | - | |
Happy Feel | - | |
Shout It Out | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.
Love Reborn | - |
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley, trumpet; George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, trombone; Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson, French horn; Don Waldrop, tuba; Bill Green, piccolo, flute, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.
The Way I Feel About You | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, electric bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.
Charm Baby | - |
* Milestone M-9074 Sonny Rollins - The Way I Feel 1976
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-666-2 -
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mike Wolff, piano; Aurell Ray, guitar; Don Pate, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.
live in Turin, Italy, November 12, 1976
Don't Stop The Carnival | Joker (J) UPS-2062-KR | |
Charm Baby | - | |
Keep Hold Of Yourself (as Keep Old Yourself) | - | |
Easy Living | - | |
Lucille | - | |
Island Lady | - | |
Strode Rode | - |
* Joker (J) UPS-2062-KR Sonny Rollins - Island Lady 1977
= Lotus (It) ORL 8292 - 1979?
= Lotus (It) LOP 14.065; Passport (It) LPPS 11.107 - 1980
1977
Sonny Rollins Sextet/Quintet/Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Duke, keyboards; Charles Icarus Johnson, guitar; Byron Miller, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums; Bill Summers, congas.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 3-6, 1977
Isn't She Lovely | Milestone M-9080 |
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Duke, keyboards; Charles Icarus Johnson, guitar; Paul Jackson, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.
Down The Line | - | |
My One And Only Love | - | |
Arroz Con Pollo | - | |
Hear What I'm Saying | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Duke, keyboards; Paul Jackson, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.
Easy Living | - |
* Milestone M-9080 Sonny Rollins - Easy Living 1978
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-893-2 -
1978
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Donald Byrd, trumpet, flugelhorn #5-9; Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; Mark Soskin, piano, electric piano; Aurell Ray, electric guitar; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.
Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, April 13, 14 and 15, 1978
1. | Don't Stop The Carnival | Milestone M-55005 |
2. | Silver City | Milestone M-55005, 2MCD-2501-2 |
3. | Autumn Nocturne | - |
4. | Camel | Milestone M-55005 |
5. | Nobody Else But Me | - |
6. | Non-Cents | - |
7. | A Child's Prayer | - |
8. | President Hayes | - |
9. | Sais | - |
* Milestone M-55005 Sonny Rollins - Don't Stop The Carnival 1979
= Milestone MCD-55005-2 -
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Milestone Jazzstars
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, September 22, 1978;
University Of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, October 15, 1978;
Yale University, New Haven, CT, October 22, 1978
The Cutting Edge | Milestone M-55006, MCD-55006-2 |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
Continuum | - |
Sonny Rollins, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Nubia | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.
N.O. Blues | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano.
In A Sentimental Mood | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Don't Stop The Carnival | - |
* Milestone M-55006 Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner - Milestone Jazzstars In Concert 1979
* Milestone MCD-55006-2 Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner - Milestone Jazzstars In Concert 1991
1979
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax, Lyricon, piano; Mark Soskin, piano, electric piano, synthesizer #1,3,5-7; Larry Coryell, guitar #2-5,7; Jerome Harris, electric bass #1,3,5-7; Al Foster, drums #1,3,5-7; Bill Summers, congas, percussion #1,3,5-7.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, May 15-18, 1979
1. | Harlem Boys | Milestone M-9090, 2MCD-2501-2 |
2. | The File | Milestone M-9090 |
3. | Disco Monk | - |
4. | My Ideal | - |
5. | Don't Ask | - |
6. | Tai-Chi | - |
7. | And Then, My Love, I Found You | - |
* Milestone M-9090 Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask 1979
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-915-2 -
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1980 (age 50)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; George Duke, acoustic piano #1,4, electric piano #2,3,5; Stanley Clarke, electric bass guitar #1,3,5,6, Framus electric upright bass #2,4; Al Foster, drums #1-3,5; Bill Summers, congas, percussion #1,3,5; on Sonny Rollins, Lyricon #2.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
additional recording: Aura Sound Studios, NYC, May 9-12, 1980
1. | Little Lu | Milestone M-9098 |
2. | The Dream That We Fell Out Of | - |
3. | Strode Rode | - |
4. | The Very Thought Of You | - |
5. | Caress | - |
6. | Double Feature | - |
* Milestone M-9098 Sonny Rollins - Love At First Sight 1980
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-753-2 - 1992
The Rolling Stones With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; The Rolling Stones, rock band.
Los Angeles, CA, 1980
Slave | Rolling Stones COC 16052 | |
Waiting On A Friend | - |
* Rolling Stones COC 16052 The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You 1981
= Rolling Stones FC 40502 - 1986
1981
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bobby Broom, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, December 9-15, 1981
No Problem | Milestone M-9104 | |
Here You Come Again | - | |
Jo Jo | - | |
Coconut Bread | - | |
Penny Saved | - | |
Illusions | - | |
Joyous Lake | - |
* Milestone M-9104 Sonny Rollins - No Problem 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1014-2 - 1999
1982
Sonny Rollins Quintet +
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, electric guitar; Yoshiaki Masuo, electric guitar #1,2,4,6,7, acoustic guitar #3; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; on Jack DeJohnette, congas, maracas #3; Bob Cranshaw, Yoshiaki Masuo, Lucille Rollins, claves, cabasa, cowbell #3.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 17-22, 1982
1. | Reel Life | Milestone M-9108 |
2. | McGhee | Milestone M-9108, 2MCD-2501-2 |
3. | Rosita's Best Friend | Milestone M-9108 |
4. | Sonny Side Up | - |
5. | My Little Brown Book | - |
6. | Best Wishes | - |
7. | Solo Reprise (Sonny) | - |
* Milestone M-9108 Sonny Rollins - Reel Life 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-31335-02 - 2009
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1983
Pat Metheny With Sonny Rollins & With His Trio
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Pat Metheny, guitar; Alphonso Johnson, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Yomiuri Land, Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983
Coconut Bread | Bugsy Records (It) BGS 034/2 | |
Don't Stop The Carnival | - | |
McGhee | - | |
Moritat | - | |
Mc Ghee | All Of Us AS 40 | |
The Meeting | - |
* All Of Us AS 40 Sonny Rollins - The Meeting
* Bugsy Records (It) BGS 034/2 Pat Metheny With Sonny Rollins & With His Trio - Dream Teams 1994
1984
Sonny Rollins Quintet +
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, Yamaha electric grand #1,4,6, Yamaha acoustic grand #2,3,5, celeste #3, Yamaha DX7 synthesizer #4; Russell Blake, electric bass; Tommy Campbell, drums; + Lucille Rollins, cowbell #1,6.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 23-27, 1984
1. | Mava Mava | Milestone M-9122, 2MCD-2501-2 |
2. | I'm Old Fashioned | - |
3. | Wynton | Milestone M-9122 |
4. | Tell Me You Love Me | Milestone M-9122, 2MCD-2501-2 |
5. | I'll See You Again | Milestone M-9122 |
6. | Kilauea | - |
* Milestone M-9122 Sonny Rollins - Sunny Days, Starry Nights 1984
= Milestone MCD-9122-2 - 1980s
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1985
Sonny Rollins Solo
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
The Sculpture Garden Of The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, July 19, 1985
Soloscope (Part 1) | Milestone M-9137 | |
Soloscope (Part 2) | - |
* Milestone M-9137 Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album 1985
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-956-2 - 1997
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, keyboards; Jerome Harris, bass; Tommy Campbell, drums.
circa 1985
Just Once | Jazz Door (G) JD 12121 | |
Autumn Nocturne | - | |
I'm Old Fashioned | - | |
Allison | - | |
St. Thomas | - |
* Jazz Door (G) JD 12121 Sonny Rollins - Just Once
1986
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
Opus 40, Saugerties, NY, August 16, 1986;
additional recording: Manhattan Recording Studios, NYC, April 9, 1987
G-Man | Milestone M-9150, 2MCD-2501-2 | |
Kim | Milestone M-9150 | |
Don't Stop The Carnival | - | |
Tenor Madness | Milestone MCD-9150-2 | |
Autumn Nocturne (incomplete) | unissued |
* Milestone M-9150, MCD-9150-2 Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man 1987
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1987
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, Fender Rhodes electric piano #1,6, Yamaha acoustic grand #2-5,7,8; Jerome Harris, electric bass, rhythm guitar #6; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 15-25, 1987
1. | Just Once | Milestone M-9155, 2MCD-2501-2 |
2. | O.T.Y.O.G. | Milestone M-9155 |
3. | Promise | - |
4. | Duke Of Iron | Milestone M-9155, 2MCD-2501-2 |
5. | Dancing In The Dark | Milestone M-9155 |
6. | I'll String Along With You | - |
7. | Allison | - |
8. | Allison (alternate take) | Milestone MCD-9155-2 |
* Milestone M-9155 Sonny Rollins - Dancing In The Dark 1987
= Milestone MCD-9155-2 - 1988
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1989
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Jeff Watts, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 3, 1989
For All We Know | Milestone M-9179 | |
I Should Care | - |
* Milestone M-9179 Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz 1989
= Milestone MCD-9179-2 - 1990
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums #1.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 5, 1989
1. | Tennessee Waltz | Milestone M-9179, 2MCD-2501-2 |
2. | Little Girl Blue | Milestone M-9179 |
* Milestone M-9179 Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz 1989
= Milestone MCD-9179-2 - 1990
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, acoustic piano, KORG M-1; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, September 9, 1989
Falling In Love With Love | Milestone M-9179 | |
Sister | - | |
Amanda | Milestone MCD-9179-2 |
* Milestone M-9179 Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz 1989
= Milestone MCD-9179-2 - 1990
1991 (age 61)
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Steve Jordan, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 10, 1991
Here's To The People | Milestone MCD-9194-2 | |
Lucky Day | Milestone MCD-9194-2, 2MCD-2501-2 |
* Milestone MCD-9194-2 Sonny Rollins - Here's To The People 1991
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 17, 1991
Doc Phil | Milestone MCD-9194-2 |
* Milestone MCD-9194-2 Sonny Rollins - Here's To The People 1991
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Steve Jordan, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 24, 1991
Why Was I Born | Milestone MCD-9194-2 | |
Someone To Watch Over Me | Milestone MCD-9194-2, 2MCD-2501-2 | |
Long Ago And Far Away | Milestone MCD-9194-2 |
* Milestone MCD-9194-2 Sonny Rollins - Here's To The People 1991
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 27, 1991
I Wish I Knew | Milestone MCD-9194-2 | |
Young Roy | - |
* Milestone MCD-9194-2 Sonny Rollins - Here's To The People 1991
1993
Sonny Rollins Quintet With Brass Choir
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric, acoustic bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; with brass choir: Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling, flugelhorn #1,7; Clifton Anderson, trombone #1,7; Alex Brofsky, French horn #1,7; Bob Stewart, tuba #1,7; Jimmy Heath, arranger, conductor #1,7.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, July and August, 1993
1. | Darn That Dream | Milestone MCD-9215-2, 2MCD-2501-2 |
2. | Where Or When | - |
3. | My Old Flame | Milestone MCD-9215-2 |
4. | Times Slimes | - |
5. | I See Your Face Before Me | - |
6. | Delia | - |
7. | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
* Milestone MCD-9215-2 Sonny Rollins - Old Flames 1993
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1995
Sonny Rollins + 3
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 30, 1995
They Say It's Wonderful | Milestone MCD-9250-2 | |
Cabin In The Sky | Milestone MCD-9250-2, 2MCD-2501-2 |
* Milestone MCD-9250-2 Sonny Rollins + 3 1996
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
Sonny Rollins + 3
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, October 7, 1995
What A Difference A Day Made | Milestone MCD-9250-2 | |
Biji | Milestone MCD-9250-2, 2MCD-2501-2 | |
Mona Lisa | Milestone MCD-9250-2 | |
H.S. | - | |
I've Never Been In Love Before | - |
* Milestone MCD-9250-2 Sonny Rollins + 3 1996
* Milestone 2MCD-2501-2 Sonny Rollins - Silver City - A Celebration Of 25 Years On Milestone 1996
1998
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, January 7, 1998
Echo-Side Blue | Milestone MCD-9280-2 | |
Mother Nature's Blues | - | |
Change Partners | - |
* Milestone MCD-9280-2 Sonny Rollins - Global Warming 1998
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano, kalimba #2; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Victor See Yuen, percussion.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, February 28, 1998
1. | Island Lady | Milestone MCD-9280-2 |
2. | Global Warming | - |
3. | Clear-Cut Boogie | - |
* Milestone MCD-9280-2 Sonny Rollins - Global Warming 1998
2000 (age 70)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson, trombone #2,3; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, May 8 and 9, 2000
1. | Salvador | Milestone MCD-9310-2 |
2. | Sweet Leilani | - |
3. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
4. | The Moon Of Manakoora | - |
* Milestone MCD-9310-2 Sonny Rollins - This Is What I Do 2000
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums.
Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, July 29, 2000
Did You See Harold Vick | Milestone MCD-9310-2 | |
Charles M. | - |
* Milestone MCD-9310-2 Sonny Rollins - This Is What I Do 2000
2001
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano, kalimba #2; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001
1. | Without A Song | Milestone MCD-9342-2 |
2. | Global Warming | - |
3. | Introductions | - |
4. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
5. | Why Was I Born | - |
6. | Where Or When | - |
* Milestone MCD-9342-2 Sonny Rollins - Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert 2005
2005
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric, acoustic bass #3,5; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion; + Joe Corsello, drums #6.
Avatar Studios, Studio A, NYC, December 20 and 21, 2005;
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, January 13, 2006;
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 9 and 10, 2006
1. | Sonny, Please | Doxy Records (F) 0602517086203 |
2. | Someday I'll Find You | - |
3. | Nishi | - |
4. | Stairway To The Stars | - |
5. | Remembering Tommy | - |
6. | Serenade | - |
7. | Park Palace Parade | - |
* Doxy Records (F) 0602517086203 Sonny Rollins - Sonny, Please 2006
2008
Sonny Rollins
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bobby Broom, guitar; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
released 2008;
Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 1986;
La Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Umea Jazz Festival, Umea, Sweden, October 25, 1980;
Jazz Jamboree, Congress Hall, Warsaw, Poland, October 23, 1980;
Pantheon Tama, Tama City, Japan, June 8, 2000;
Royal Theatre, Victoria, Canada, June 24, 2007;
Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 18, 2007
Best Wishes | Doxy Records (F) 0602517815612 |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
More Than You Know | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.
Blossom | - |
same session.
Easy Living | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Victor See-Yuen, percussion.
Tenor Madness | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
Nice Lady | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Christian McBride, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Some Enchanted Evening | - |
* Doxy Records (F) 0602517815612 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 1 2008
2011 (age 81)
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
released 2011;
Sappoto Shimin Hall, Sapporo, Japan, October 1, 2010;
Beacon Theatre, NYC, September 10, 2010;
Tokyo International Forum Hall, Forum A, Tokyo, Japan, October 7, 2010
They Say It's Wonderful | Doxy Records (F) 0602527749723 |
Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
In A Sentimental Mood | - |
Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Christian McBride, acoustic bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Sonnymoon For Two | - |
Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
I Can't Get Started | - |
same session.
Rain Check | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
St. Thomas | - |
* Doxy Records (F) 0602527749723 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 2 2011
2014
Sonny Rollins
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
released 2014;
Saitama City Culture Center, Saitama, Japan, November 11, 2001;
Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012;
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St Louis, MO, September 19, 2009;
Le Chapiteau, Marciac, France, August 11, 2007;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012
Biji | Doxy Records (Eu) 88843049982 |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
Someday I'll Find You | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
Patanjali | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.
Solo Sonny | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
Why Was I Born | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
Don't Stop The Carnival | - |
* Doxy Records (Eu) 88843049982 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 3 2014
2016
Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Jerome Jennings, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
released 2016;
Barbican, London, England, November 24, 2007;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012;
Struny Podzimu, Prague, Czech Republic, October 30, 2012;
Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, October 23, 1996;
Riihiketo School, Pori, Finland, July 13, 1979;
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001;
La Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001
In A Sentimental Mood | Doxy Records (Eu) 88875192752 |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.
Professor Paul | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Saul Rubin, guitar.
Mixed Emotions | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Harold Summey Jr., drums; Victor See Yuen, percussion.
Keep Hold Of Yourself | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Disco Monk | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
You're Mine, You | - |
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
H.S. | - |
Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.
Medley: Sweet Leilani | - | |
Medley: Solo (Rollins only) | - | |
Medley: Don't Stop The Carnival | - |
* Doxy Records (Eu) 88875192752 Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 4 - Holding The Stage 2016