Sonny Rollins - Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums [WEB] (2023) [3CD]
Artist: Sonny Rollins Title Of Album: Go West! Year Of Release: 1957.58/2023 Label (Catalog#) : Craft Country: USA Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop Quality: FLAC (tracks) Total Time: 02:09:42 Total Size: 747Mb(+3%)
Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums combines legendary Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins’ two studio albums for Lester Koenig’s Contemporary Records, Way Out West and And The Contemporary Leaders, with a third disc, Contemporary Alternate Takes. Recorded in 1957, the timeless Way out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz's top tenor saxophonist. Joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, Rollins is heard at one of his peaks on such pieces as "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)," his own "Way out West," "There Is No Greater Love," and "Come, Gone" (a fast stomp based on "After You've Gone"). The William Claxton photo of Rollins wearing Western gear (and holding his tenor) in the desert is also a classic. Rollins next album for Contemporary Records, And The Contemporary Leaders was released the following year, in 1958. The last of the classic Sonny Rollins albums prior to his unexpected three-year retirement features the great tenor with pianist Hampton Hawes, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Shelly Manne (all bandleaders for Contemporary Records during this era) on an unusual but inspired list of standards. Rollins creates explorative and often witty improvisations on such songs as "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "You," "In the Chapel in the Moonlight," and roaring versions of "I've Found a New Baby" and "The Song Is You." Great music. The final disc in the collection, Contemporary Alternate Takes, contains alternate versions of selections from the two albums. These "new" renditions of "I'm an Old Cowhand," "Come, Gone," "Way Out West," "The Song Is You," "You," and "I've Found a New Baby" (released for the first time in the mid-'80s) hold their own against the classic versions. Rollins is heard with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne on the first session, and is joined by a four-piece rhythm section (including pianist Hampton Hawes and guitarist Barney Kessel) on the later date. In any case, the music is often hard-swinging and is frequently superb..
Tracks: ------- Disc 1: Way Out West 1957 01. I’m An Old Cowhand 02. Solitude 03. Come, Gone 04. Wagon Wheels 05. There Is No Greater Love 06. Way Out West
Disc 2: Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders 01. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star 02. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody 03. How High The Moon 04. You*** 05. I’ve Found A New Baby 06. Alone Together 07. In The Chapel In The Moonlight 08. The Song Is You
Disc 3: Contemporary Alternate Takes 01. I’m An Old Cowhand (Alternate Take) 02. Come, Gone (Alternate Take) 03. Way Out West (Alternate Take) 04. The Song Is You (Alternate Take) 05. You (Alternate Take) 06. I’ve Found A New Baby (Alternate Take)
Personnel: --------- Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Shelly Manne Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins Bass – Leroy Vinnegar Guitar – Barney Kessel Piano – Hampton Hawes Vibraphone – Victor Feldman***
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