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Worktime sonny rollins allmusic8/25/2023 A bluesy version of "When Your Lover Has Gone," again enlivened by Jones, and the legendary title track with Rollins and John Coltrane trading long solos, and fours with Jones, are tunes that in the mid-'50s defined the parlance "blowing session." "Paul's Pal," in tribute to Chambers, has become a standard in its own right with a bright, memorable melody showing the good humor of Rollins, especially on the second time through, while the saxophonist's ability to sing vocal like tones through his horn is no better evinced as during the light ballad "My Reverie." A recording that should stand proudly alongside Saxophone Colossus as some of the best work of Sonny Rollins in his early years, it's also a testament to the validity, vibrancy, and depth of modern jazz in the post-World War era. By this time, Rollins had become well known for taking relatively banal or unconventional songs (such as Theres No Business Like Show Business on Work Time. These recordings, made shortly after he came East as a member of the Max Roach/Clifford Brown group, are stimulating as no intoxicant or spirit, but only music can. Garland is particularly outstanding for keeping up the pace, depth and placement on this one. Recorded and released 1955: From the original liner notes: Sonny Rollins has emerged from his ‘woodshed’ in Chicago a vibrant and more complete musician with promise of still more to come. This is most evident on his version of "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," started in its normal choppy waltz time, followed by a sax/drums prelude, a drum solo from Jones, and steamed from there on in, a hot 4/4 romp. With the team of pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, staples of that era's Miles Davis combos, Rollins has all the rhythmic ammunition to cut loose, be free, and extrapolate on themes as only he could, and still can. Tenor Madness was the recording that, once and for all, established Newk as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades and gives an indication why a young Rollins was so well liked, as his fluency, whimsical nature, and solid construct of melodies and solos gave him the title of the next Coleman Hawkins or Lester Young of mainstream jazz. Nastos called the group "one of the more potent combos of 1954." Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called the album "simply a typical blowing session, in which virtuoso up-tempo playing and a wealth of invention in a well-known framework count for more than structural innovation".At a time when he was a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach sextet, Sonny Rollins was still the apple fallen not too far from the tree of Miles Davis. The first 4 tracks had originally appeared on as the 10-inch LP Sonny Rollins Quintet Featuring Kenny Dorham (PrLP 186), and the final track had appeared on the 10-inch LP Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk (PrLP 190). Buy Digital Album 9. This was his second for Prestige Records, featuring Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, and Art Blakey, and one track with Thelonious Monk, Tommy Potter, and Art Taylor. Worktime Review by Rovi Staff After he was coaxed out of seclusion in Chicago to replace Harold Land in the Clifford Brown / Max Roach quintet in 1954, this 1955 release was Sonny Rollins' first album as a leader since the conclusion of his first self-imposed sabbatical. Worktime (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) by Sonny Rollins supported by Sonny Rollins - Paradox (Rudy Van Gelder Remaster) 00:00 / 04:59 Digital Album Streaming + Download Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. This date is significant for the manner in which Rollins attacks five standards with a quartet that included pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Walter. They would be his last until 1972 when he re-emerged on the scene from a self-imposed retirement. Moving Out is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. In 19 tenor giant Sonny Rollins issued three albums for the Impulse label. Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet 7:35 Sonny Rollins The Bridge (1962) (Full Album) 40:30 Sonny rollins The bridge. Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
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