Hard Bop, Sonny Rollins (artist)
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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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The first new Monk album to receive more than a guarded welcome in the press, the praise was entirely justified. Unlike his first two Riverside releases, respectively of Ellington standards... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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A Night At The Village Vanguard
RecommendedSonny Rollins (musicians (emi load: do not use)), Wilbur Ward (bass), Elvin Jones (drums), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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A Night at the Village Vanguard dates from around 17 months after the legendary album Saxophone Colossus...On Colossus he demonstrated a mastery of musical architecture and elegant design but... —
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Brilliant Corners
RecommendedThelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Ernie Henry (alto saxophone), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Max Roach (drum), Clark Terry (trumpet), Paul Chambers (bass)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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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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The Complete Blue Note Recordings
RecommendedThelonious Monk (piano), Danny Quebec West (alto saxophone), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), Billy Smith (tenor saxophone), Gene Ramey (bass), Art Blakey (drums), George Taitt (trumpet), Sahib Shihab (alto saxophone), Bob Paige (bass), Shadow Wilson (drums), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Simmons (bass),...
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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