Sonny Rollins, Volume 1
Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins, his first effort for the Blue Note label.[6] The original LP record, Blue Note release BLP-1542, did not distinguish the volume number in the title. It was simply called Sonny Rollins.
| Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 16, 1956 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz, 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 |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Track listing
- All pieces by Rollins unless otherwise noted.
- "Decision" - 8:03
- "Bluesnote" - 7:01
- "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) - 6:20
- "Plain Jane" - 10:00
- "Sonnysphere" - 9:36
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd - trumpet
- Wynton Kelly - piano
- Gene Ramey - bass
- Max Roach - drums
References
- "Billboard". March 30, 1957.
- AllMusic review
- DownBeat: May 2, 1957 Vol. 24, No. 9
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Stephen & Campbell, Al at allmusic
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