Sonny Rollins, also known as Sonny Rollins, Volume 1, is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded on December 16, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year.[6]
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| Released | March 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 16, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1542 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Track listing edit
- All tracks written by Rollins, except as noted.
Side 1 edit
- "Decision" – 8:03
- "Bluesnote" – 7:01
- "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 6:20
Side 2 edit
- "Plain Jane" – 10:00
- "Sonnysphere" – 9:36
Personnel edit
Musicians edit
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Max Roach – drums
Technical personnel edit
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References edit
- ^ "Billboard". March 30, 1957.
- ^ DownBeat: May 2, 1957 Vol. 24, No. 9
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Cook, Stephen & Campbell, Al at allmusic