Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus

Down Beat: 5 Stars - Excellent "...Rollins displays humor, gentleness, a delicate feeling for beauty....I find this entire album excellent on all counts and for all persons concerned."
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item number:  6RCX9
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CD Details

  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Originally Released: 1956
  • Label: Jazz Images (William Claxton Series)

Entertainment Reviews:

Down Beat
5 Stars - Excellent "...Rollins displays humor, gentleness, a delicate feeling for beauty....I find this entire album excellent on all counts and for all persons concerned."
JazzTimes - 4/96, pp.79-80
"The title is not hyperbole....Important as some of his later work has been, the tenor saxophonist's levels of thematic development, assurance, humor and general creative force in SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS remain unequaled....this is an essential album."
Vibe - 12/99, p.162
Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century
Record Collector (magazine) - p.93
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] masterwork of tenor saxophone improvisation that kicks off with the classic 'St Thomas'..."

Tracks:

  • 1.Saint Thomas
  • 2.You Don't Know What Love Is
  • 3.Strode Rode
  • 4.Moritat
  • 5.Blue Seven
  • 6.There's No Business Like Show Busines
  • 7.Paradox
  • 8.Raincheck
  • 9.There Are Such Things
  • 10.It's All Right With Me

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Product Info

  • Sales Rank: 90,652
  • UPC: 8436569192672
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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