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When Sonny Rollins entered the studio to record Saxophone Colossus, one of his more acclaimed albums as a leader, on June 22, 1956, he had already been a regular member of the celebrated Max... more

A heavyweight entry in the Rollins catalog, East Broadway Run Down was recorded in 1966 and released the following year by Impulse Records. It was his last album before industry pressures led him to... more

Rollins broke out of his shell on this 1956 recording, which illustrates his considerable skills in composition, interpetation and improvisation.

The Bridge marked Sonny Rollins' first album after his three-year long self-imposed musical exile. Living on Manhattan's Lower East Side, he was often spotted on the nearby Williamsburg Bridge at... more

Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings is the first official release of the 'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins' European tour in 1959 with bassist Henry Grimes, and drummers Pete La Roca,... more

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. The first of Sonny's albums for Impulse!, this 1965 collection caught Rollins at the peak of his creative powers, and is arguably the tenor hero's... more

Limited 180gm transparent blue virgin vinyl LP pressing. Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producers Bob Weinstock and... more

A masterclass in jazz saxophone and improvisation; the five hours of music contained here includes many of the defining moments of the bebop era and, in completion, serves as both a welcome reminder... more

Restock inventory available. Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings is the first official release of Sonny Rollins' tour with bassist Henry Grimes, and drummers Pete La Roca, Kenny Clarke... more

Sonny Rollins - "A Night At The Village Vanguard: The Complete Masters" - Capitol Music Group; Blue Note; Jazz; Catalog - Version Title: [Blue Note Tone Poet Series] / A Night At The Village... more

Sonny Rollins - The Prestige Albums 1953-57 Sonny Rollins, who at the time of writing is still alive at the age of 94, is one of the giants of modern jazz, and along with John Coltrane, perhaps the... more

Sonny Rollins - "Way Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series)" / A classic of the genre, "Way Out West" was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' first album for west coast label... more

You don't have a proper post-bop collection if you don't have these fiery 1957 performances by Sonny, Art Blakey, Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and J.J. Johnson. They blast through "Why Don't I?,"... more

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Sonny Rollins - "Volume 1 (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition)" [180gram Heavy Vinyl LP] After Sonny Rollins' first Blue Note appearance with Bud Powell in 1949, the saxophonist returned to make his... more

Sonny Rollins - "Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series)" [180gram Heavy LP] Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders was originally released in... more

Sonny Rollins' classic 1966 album Alfie showcases the saxophonist performing music composed for the British film by the same name. It was arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson and features... more

Sonny Rollins first appeared on a Blue Note recording session in 1949 as part of Bud Powell's Modernists during a period when the saxophonist was coming up on the scene and cutting his teeth... more

Sonny Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of his generation. In a career spanning 70 or more years, he... more

Sonny has been revered as one of the greatest tenor saxophonists in the world for decades—and it can all be traced back to this early masterpiece ('57). You'll hear bonus alternate takes of I'm an... more

High-definition premium 180gm vinyl pressing of this classic Jazz album. Wax Time Records. 2010.

This was Sonny's second Contemporary album and his second West Coast session, a year and a half after the historic Way Out West. Jazz labels acquire "personalities" not only from the musical tastes... more

Over his long and distinguished career, Sonny Rollins has made many dozens of albums. Among those recorded during the Fifties, Prestige's Moving Out (OJC 58) and Saxophone Colossus (OJC 291), Blue... more