Name: Sound Of Sonny [Keepnews Collection] by Sonny Rollins
Brand: Sonny Rollins
SKU: 888072301863
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (70 reviews)

COMPILATION

A new phase in Sonny Rollins' career began in 1957. He started what was at the time an almost blasphemous trend of recording for a number of different labels. His pioneering spirit yielded a few genre-defining albums, including this disc. His performances were also at a peak during 1957 as Down Beat magazine proclaimed him the Critics' Poll winner under the category of "New Star" of the tenor saxophone. This newfound freedom can be heard throughout the innovations on The Sound of Sonny. Not only are Rollins' fluid solos reaching newly obtained zeniths of melodic brilliance, but he has also begun experimenting with alterations in the personnel from tune to tune. Most evident on this platter is "The Last Time I Saw Paris" -- which is piano-less -- and most stunning of all is Rollins' unaccompanied tenor solo performance on "It Could Happen to You." Indeed, this rendering of the Jimmy Van Heusen standard is the highlight of the disc. That isn't to say that the interaction between Sonny Clark (piano), Roy Haynes (drums), and bassists Percy Heath and Paul Chambers -- who is featured on "The Last Time I Saw Paris" and "What Is There to Say" -- is not top-shelf. Arguably, it is Rollins and Heath -- the latter, incidentally, makes his East Coast debut on this album -- who set the ambience for The Sound of Sonny. There is an instinctually pervasive nature as they weave into and back out of each others' melody lines, only to emerge with a solo that liberates the structure of the mostly pop standards. This is a key component in understanding the multiplicities beginning to surface in Rollins' highly underappreciated smooth bop style.
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1. The Last Time I Saw Paris

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Jerome Kern; Composer
Author: Oscar Hammerstein Ii; Production

2. Just In Time

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Jule Styne
Adolph Green
Betty Comden; Composer
Lyricist: Adolph Green
Betty Comden; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Adolph Green
Betty Comden; Other

3. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Ernie Erdman
Dan Russo; Composer
Lyricist: Ernie Erdman
Dan Russo; Composer
Author: Gus Kahn; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dan Russo
Ernie Erdman; Other

4. What Is There To Say?

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Vernon Duke; Composer
Author: Edgar "yip" Harburg
Yip Harburg; Production

5. Dearly Beloved

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Johnny Mercer
Jerome Kern; Composer
Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Jerome Kern; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Jerome Kern; Other

6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Lyricist: Cole Porter; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter; Other

7. Cutie

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Other

8. It Could Happen To You

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Jimmy Van Heusen
Johnny Burke; Composer
Lyricist: Jimmy Van Heusen
Johnny Burke; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Burke
Jimmy Van Heusen; Other

9. Mangos

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Sid Wayne
Dee Libbey; Composer

10. Funky Hotel Blues

by Sonny Rollins

Primary Artist: Sonny Rollins; Main Performer
Composer: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Sonny Rollins; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

44 minutes and 2 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1514x1514 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

5/10 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Hard Bop, Bop

Label

Milestone

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1956

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

888072301863

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Notification

Sound Of Sonny [Keepnews Collection]

1. The Last Time I Saw Paris

2. Just In Time

3. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye

4. What Is There To Say?

5. Dearly Beloved

6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

7. Cutie

8. It Could Happen To You

9. Mangos

10. Funky Hotel Blues

Technical Specifications

Sound Of Sonny [Keepnews Collection]

Product information

Release options

1. The Last Time I Saw Paris

2. Just In Time

3. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye

4. What Is There To Say?

5. Dearly Beloved

6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

7. Cutie

8. It Could Happen To You

9. Mangos

10. Funky Hotel Blues

Technical Specifications