Contemporary Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders
| Recorded | Oct 20-22, 1958 |
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| Label | Contemporary Records |
| Released | 1958 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 292120 |
The record
Lester Koenig's West Coast stable absorbs Rollins for three days, Hawes, Kessel, and Feldman building a mellower, harmonically rich bed under his restless lines. Coast-to-coast chemistry that pulls him well outside his usual working band.
Session personnel
- Leroy Vinnegar — bass
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar
- Hampton Hawes — piano
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
- Victor Feldman — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 60 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · M3564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG Hollywood pressing earliest on file · deep groove |
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| — | Contemporary Records · OJC 340 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| — | Contemporary Records · S 7564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo OJC |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · S7564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · S7564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · deep groove |
| — | Contemporary Records · SLY 1004 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · LAC 12213 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · LDM 30102 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · M 3564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · M-3564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · M3564 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | Contemporary Records · M3564 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Contemporary Records · SCA 5013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | London Records · SLH 2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Leroy Vinnegar also plays on
Shelly Manne also plays on
Barney Kessel also plays on