Analogue Poductions - CPRJ 7079 SA - Hybrid SACD Mono
Mastered By Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering - Prestige 7079
Limited Edition - Mono - Hybrid SACD Plays on All CD Players
The material is wonderful both musically and sonically. Everything about this issue is first-rate including the replication of the album art. Buy with confidence! This is highly recommended!- SACDreview
Mastered by Kevin Gray from the Orginal Mono Mastertapes
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One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure, Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analyses and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry. Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the ’50s, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise.
"St. Thomas," a traditional West Indian melody which Mal Waldron remembered as "The Carnival," was recorded by many artists after Sonny introduced it here, and it remains a jazz standard today. The contributions of Tommy Flanagan’s elegant swing, Doug Watkins’s steady lift, and Max Roach’s most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album.
Sonny Rollins' 1956 masterpiece Saxophone Colossus was the tenor saxophonist's career defining release, officially elevating his status to that of the jazz elite. The iconic 5-song set finds Rollins in a quartet setting with Tommy Flanagan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass) and Max Roach (drums) performing a trio of essential originals and two equally as impressive standards.
Hands down one of the greatest albums ever issued on the Prestige label!
Originally released in 1956
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Doug Watkins, bass
Max Roach, drums
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus
1. Strode Rode
2. Blue 7
3. Moritat
4. St. Thomas
5. You Don't Know What Love Is
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