Rollins, Sonny
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Although late-50s Rollins may be the stuff to get the critics panting, this was the template for all future Rollins creative ventures, whether they be avant-garde or retro or just plain Sonny.... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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Saxophone Colossus
RecommendedRudy Van Gelder Remaster
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
But Saxophone Colossus towers above them all, not only because it concentrates on a quartet setting allowing undiluted access to the creative process of Sonny at his most inspired, but because... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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But Saxophone Colossus towers above them all, not only because it concentrates on a quartet setting allowing undiluted access to the creative process of Sonny at his most inspired, but because... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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Grammy Awards, 45th Awards (2002), Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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New. Miles '56
Miles Davis (trumpet), Sonny Rollins (tenorsaxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Paul Chambers (uprightbass), Art Taylor (drumkit), Red Garland (piano), Philly Joe Jones (drumkit), John Coltrane (tenorsaxophone)
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Despite being relegated to sideman duties, Coltrane is consistently on top form throughout this release; even on the Davis recordings he commands every inch of your attention, particularly on... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021, Reissues/Archive
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Revival: Live At Pookie's Pub
Elvin Jones (drumkit), Billy Greene (piano), Joe Farrell (tenorsaxophone, flute), Wilbur Little (bass), Larry Young (piano)
I only heard Jones in person a couple of times. It was like witnessing an organic melding of Gene Kelly and an avalanche, but there was also, as on this album, ample evidence of his ability... —
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, November 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, Jazz Choice
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Bags' Groove
Miles Davis (trumpet), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Horace Silver (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Thelonious Monk (piano), Kenny Clarke (drums), Percy Heath (upright bass)
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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