Saxophone Colossus
Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
Awards:
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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)
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...
Saxophone Colossus
Rudy Van Gelder Remaster
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
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Awards:
-
Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
-
Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
-
The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
-
Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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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- Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
- Recorded: 1956-06-22
- Recording Venue: Van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJ
- Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Doug Watkins (double bass), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums)
- Recorded: 1956-06-22
- Recording Venue: Van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJ
- Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
- Recorded: 1956-06-22
- Recording Venue: Van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJ
- Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Doug Watkins (double bass), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums)
- Recorded: 1956-06-22
- Recording Venue: Van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJ
- Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Max Roach (drums), Doug Watkins (double bass)
- Recorded: 1956-06-22
- Recording Venue: Van Gelder Studio - Hackensack, NJ
Awards and reviews
-
Jazzwise100 Albums That Shook the World
-
Penguin Guide to JazzCrowned
-
The New YorkerTop 100 Jazz Albums
-
Jazz 100Top 100 Jazz AlbumsTop 100 (Pre-1980)
100 Albums That Shook the World
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 it is one of those happy coincidences where all elements came off equally well, including the use of unusual repertoire and inspired originals.
