Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Sonny Rollins
| Recorded | c. 1972 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1972 |
| Personnel | 23 credited players |
| Discogs | master 308203 |
The record
A stacked reissue drawing on Rollins's early-to-mid '50s Prestige dates, with rhythm sections rotating through Flanagan, Monk, Garland, and Chambers alongside Roach and Philly Joe Jones. Coltrane's presence hints at the tenor summit sessions, capturing Rollins sharpening the hard-bop vocabulary he'd soon claim as his own.
Session personnel
- Sonny Rollins — saxophone [tenor]
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Max Roach — drums
- Tommy Flanagan — piano
- Tommy Potter — bass
- Art Taylor — drums
- Thelonious Monk — piano
- Paul Chambers — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Red Garland — piano
- John Coltrane — saxophone [tenor]
- George Morrow — bass
- Ray Bryant — piano
- Richie Powell — piano
- Clifford Brown — trumpet
- Percy Heath — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano
- Kenny Dorham — trumpet
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- John Lewis — piano
- Milt Jackson — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | Prestige |
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