▸ Last.fm
The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer states: "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
▸ Wikipedia
The Sound of Sonny is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his first recorded for the Riverside label, featuring performances by Rollins with Sonny Clark, Roy Haynes and Percy Heath or Paul Chambers.
| 1 | The Last Time I Saw Paris | ♡ | 2:54 | Jerome Kern / Oscar Hammerstein II |
| 2 | Just in Time | ♡ | 3:56 | Jule Styne / Betty Comden / Adolph Green |
| 3 | Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye | ♡ | 4:21 | Ernie Erdman / Gus Kahn / Dan Russo |
| 4 | What Is There to Say? | ♡ | 4:53 | Yip Harburg / Vernon Duke |
| 5 | Dearly Beloved | ♡ | 3:04 | Jerome Kern / Johnny Mercer |
| 6 | Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye | ♡ | 3:21 | Cole Porter |
| 7 | Cutie | ♡ | 5:52 | Sonny Rollins |
| 8 | It Could Happen to You | ♡ | 3:45 | Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke |
| 9 | Mangos | ♡ | 5:32 | Sid Wayne / Dee Libbey |
| 10 | Funky Hotel Blues | ♡ | 6:00 | Sonny Rollins |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000188598
Credits
Bass — Paul Chambers, Percy Heath Drums — Roy Haynes Engineer — Jack Higgins Piano — Sonny Clark Tenor Saxophone — Sonny Rollins
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