1949 (age 19)
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson (trombone) Julius Watkins (French horn) Jordan Fordin (alto saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Linton Garner (piano) Art Phipps (bass) Jack "The Bear" Parker (drums) Babs Gonzales (vocals)
NYC, January 20, 1949
| 3393-3 | Capitolizing
|
| 3394-4 | Professor Bop
|
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Alberto Socarras (flute) Don Redman (soprano saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Bruce Lawrence (bass, vocals) Roy Haynes (drums, vocals) Babs Gonzales (vocals)
NYC, April 27, 1949
** also issued on Capitol (J) ECJ 50073.
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Alberto Socarras (flute) Don Redman (soprano saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Ray Nance (violin -3) Bruce Lawrence (bass, vocals) Roy Haynes (drums, vocals) Babs Gonzales (vocals)
NYC, April 27, 1949
| 1. 3776-3 | Real Crazy
|
| 2. 3777-4 | Then You'll Be Boppin' Too
|
| 3. 3778-1 | When Lovers They Lose
|
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums)
NYC, May 11, 1949
| S36-130-1 | Audobahn
|
| S36-132-2 | Goof Square
|
| S36-132-4 | -
|
| S36-133-3 | Bee Jay
|
J.J. Johnson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Shadow Wilson (drums): same session
NYC, May 11, 1949
| S36-130-3 | Audobahn (Audubon)
|
| S36-131 | Don't Blame Me
|
| S36-132-8 | Goof Square
|
| S36-133-5 | Bee Jay
|
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, May 26, 1949
| JRC20B | Elysees
|
| JRC21C | Opus V
|
| JRC22C | Hi-Lo
|
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 091, OJCCD 091-2.
** part of Prestige PRLP 16-4.
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 1)
|
| BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 2)
|
| BN361-0 | Wail (alt. take)
|
Fats Navarro (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bud Powell (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Roy Haynes (drums): same session
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud
|
| BN361-3 | Wail
|
| BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels
|
| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo).
1951 (age 21)
Miles Davis (trumpet) Bennie Green (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
| 128A | Morpheus
|
| 129B | Down
|
| 131A | Whispering
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7168 entitled "
Early Miles 1951 & 1953". Prestige PR 7674 entitled "
Early Miles". Original Jazz Classics OJC 053, OJCCD 053-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Miles Davis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951
| 267 | Time On My Hands
|
| 268 | Mambo Bounce
|
| 269 | This Love Of Mine
|
| 270 | Shadrack
|
| 271 | On A Slow Boat To China
|
| 272 | With A Song In My Heart
|
| 273 | Scoops
|
| 274 | Newk's Fadeaway
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) John Lewis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
NYC, October 7, 1953
| 509 | In A Sentimental Mood
|
| 510 | The Stopper
|
| 511 | Almost Like Being In Love
|
| 512 | No Moe
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7269 entitled "
Rollins And The Stars". Prestige PR 7856 entitled "
First Recordings!". Original Jazz Classics OJC 011, OJCCD 011-2.
Miles Davis (trumpet) J.J. Johnson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
"Birdland", NYC, June 2, 1951
| Move (Moo/Mod)
|
| Half Nelson (two)
|
| Down (Mick's Blues)
|
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
|
Miles Davis (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone -1) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 1. 228 | Conception
|
| 2. 233 | My Old Flame
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 1726, OJCCD 1726-2.
Miles Davis (trumpet) Jackie McLean (alto saxophone -1/4) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 1. 229 | Out Of The Blue
|
| 2. 230 | Denial
|
| 3. 231 | Bluing
|
| 4. 232 | Dig
|
| 5. 234 | It's Only A Paper Moon
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7281 entitled "
Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet". Original Jazz Classics OJC 005, OJCCD 005-2.
1953
Miles Davis (trumpet) Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Walter Bishop Jr. (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953
| 450 | Compulsion
|
| 451-1 | The Serpent's Tooth, I
|
| 451-2 | The Serpent's Tooth, II
|
| 452 | 'Round Midnight
|
Miles Davis (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956
| 864 | In Your Own Sweet Way
|
| 865 | No Line
|
| 866 | Weird Blues
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 071, OJCCD 071-2.
** part of Prestige PR 24022.
Julius Watkins (French horn) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Willie Jones (drums)
NYC, November 13, 1953
| 531 | Let's Call This
|
| 532-1 | Think Of One (alt. take)
|
| 532-2 | Think Of One
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7245 entitled "
Wee See". Prestige PR 7363 entitled "
The Golden Monk". Original Jazz Classics OJC 016, OJCCD 016-2.
Julius Watkins (French horn) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Willie Jones (drums): same session
NYC, November 13, 1953
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
| 630 | I Want To Be Happy
|
| 631 | The Way You Look Tonight
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7169 entitled "
Work". Prestige PR 7656 entitled "
The Genius Of Thelonious Monk". Original Jazz Classics OJC 059, OJCCD 059-2.
1954
Art Farmer (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1954
| 553 | Soft Shoe
|
| 554 | Confab In Tempo
|
| 555 | I'll Take Romance
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 7665; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 880-2.
Miles Davis (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1954
| 590 | Airegin
|
| 591 | Oleo
|
| 592-1 | But Not For Me
|
| 592-2 | But Not For Me (alt. take)
|
| 593 | Doxy
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 245, OJCCD 245-2.
** part of Prestige PRLP 16-3.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Elmo Hope (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954
| 606 | Movin' Out
|
| 607 | Swinging For Bumsy
|
| 608 | Silk 'N' Satin
|
| 609 | Solid
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
** also issued on Prestige PR 7433 entitled "
Jazz Classics". Original Jazz Classics OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2.
1955 (age 25)
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Billy Wallace (piano) Leo Blevins (guitar) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
| I'll Remember April, Pt. 1&2
|
| Woody'n You
|
| Hot House
|
** part of Columbia JG 35965.
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Chris Anderson (piano) Leo Blevins (guitar) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
** part of Columbia JG 35965.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
| 826 | There's No Business Like Show Business
|
| 827 | Paradox
|
| 828 | Raincheck
|
| 829 | There Are Such Things
|
| 830 | It's Alright With Me
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7246; Original Jazz Classics OJC 007, OJCCD 007-2. Prestige PR 7750 entitled "
Worktime!".
1956
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce
|
| 12423-12 | Powell's Prances
|
same personnel
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
| 12464-14 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing
|
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-1 | I'll Remember April
|
| 12460-8 | Time
|
| 12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (Step Lightly)
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel
probably live in NYC, early 1956
| I'll Remember April
|
| What's New
|
| Daahoud
|
| Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love (alt. take)
|
| 12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown)
|
| 12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alt. take)
|
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown)
|
| 12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take)
|
| 12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 1)
|
| 12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 2)
|
| 12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 3)
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alt. take)
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session
NYC, February 17, 1956
** also issued on Limelight LS 2-8601.
Clifford Brown (trumpet -1/4) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, March 22, 1956
| 1. 867 | I Feel A Song Comin' On
|
| 2. 868 | Pent-Up House
|
| 3. 869 | Valse Hot
|
| 4. 870 | Kiss And Run
|
| 5. 871 | Count Your Blessings
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7291 entitled "
Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - 3 Giants!". Prestige PR 7821 entitled "
Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Three Giants". Original Jazz Classics OJC 243, OJCCD 243-2.
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Richie Powell (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
"Basin Street East", NYC, April 28, 1956
| Valse Hot (Waltz Hot)
|
| I Feel A Song Comin' On
|
Willie Jones (drums) replaces Roach
"Basin Street East", NYC, May 6, 1956
| Sweet Clifford
|
| What's New
|
| Daahoud
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Coltrane (tenor saxophone -5) Red Garland (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956
| 1. 902 | My Reverie
|
| 2. 903 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
|
| 3. 904 | Paul's Pal
|
| 4. 905 | When Your Lover Has Gone
|
| 5. 906 | Tenor Madness
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 7657; Original Jazz Classics OJC 124, OJCCD 124-2.
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) probably Richie Powell (piano) probably George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums) Bob Story (announcer)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| Just One Of Those Things
|
| You Go To My Head
|
| Good Bait
|
Clifford Brown (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone -5) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) probably Richie Powell (piano) probably George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums) Bob Story (announcer)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| 1. | One For My Baby
|
| 2. | Someone To Watch Over Me
|
| 3. | What's New
|
| 4. | These Foolish Things
|
| 5. | I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Doug Watkins (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
| 918 | You Don't Know What Love Is
|
| 919 | St. Thomas
|
| 920 | Strode Rode
|
| 921 | Blue Seven
|
| 922 | Moritat (Mack The Knife)
|
** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7326; Original Jazz Classics OJC 291, OJCCD 291-2.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, September 17, 1956
| 13768 | Mr. X
|
| 13769 | Body And Soul
|
| 13770-4 | Just One Of Those Things
|
same personnel
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13764-6 | Ezz-Thetic
|
| 13766 | Woody'n You
|
| 13767 | Dr. Free-Zee
|
** originally intended as EmArcy SR 80001.
** also issued on EmArcy (J) 195J 39 entitled "
Max Roach + 4 & More".
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bill Wallace (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15176-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
|
| 15178-5 | Love Letters
|
same personnel
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
** reissue of EmArcy MG 36098 entitled "
Max Roach + 4" + 7 bonus tracks.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
|
Bill Wallace (piano) replaces Bryant
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15175-10 | I'll Take Romance
|
| 15177 | Blues Waltz
|
same personnel
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
| 15187-7 | Little Folks
|
| 15189-4 | Valse Hot
|
same personnel
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
** also issued on Mercury MG 20538.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wade Legge (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
| 979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
|
| 980 | Kids Know
|
| 982 | Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away From Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes
|
** also issued on Prestige PR 7553; Original Jazz Classics OJC 214, OJCCD 214-2.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wade Legge (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums): same session
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2.
Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
|
| Pannonica
|
same personnel
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956
Clark Terry (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1174; Original Jazz Classics OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2. Riverside RS 3000 entitled "
Mighty Monk".
Ernie Henry (alto saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Thelonious Monk (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (excerpt)
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10, 1956
| Valse Hot
|
| I Get A Kick Out Of You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums) Earl Coleman (vocals -2,3)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
| 1. 1031 | B. Swift
|
| 2. 1032 | My Ideal
|
| 3. 1034 | Two Different Worlds
|
| 4. 1035 | Ee-Ah
|
| 5. 1036 | B. Quick
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 095, OJCCD 095-2.
Donald Byrd (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Gene Ramey (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision
|
| tk.2 | Plain Jane
|
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere
|
| tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra
|
| tk.8 | Bluesnote
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 81542-2.
1957
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
| I'm An Old Cowhand
|
| Solitude
|
| Come, Gone
|
| Wagon Wheels
|
| There Is No Greater Love
|
| Way Out West
|
** also issued on Contemporary S 7530; Original Jazz Classics OJC 337, OJCCD 337-2. Stereo S 7017 entitled "
Way Out West In Stereo".
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums): same session
Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
| I'm An Old Cowhand (alt. take)
|
| Way Out West (alt. take)
|
| Come, Gone (alt. take)
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Victor Feldman (vibraphone -3) Hampton Hawes (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 & 22, 1958
| 1. | I've Found A New Baby (alt. take)
|
| 2. | The Song Is You (alt. take)
|
| 3. | You (alt. take)
|
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bill Wallace (piano) George Morrow (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
** also issued on Mercury SR 60193.
J.J. Johnson (trombone -1,2,4/6) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Horace Silver (piano -1,2,4/6) Thelonious Monk (piano -3,6) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
| 1. tk.1 | Why Don't I
|
| 2. tk.4 | Wail March
|
| 3. tk.6 | Reflections
|
| 4. tk.7 | Poor Butterfly
|
| 5. tk.11 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream
|
| 6. tk.12 | Misterioso
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81558 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46818-2, CDP 7 81558-2, B1-ST 81558.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21, 1957
| But Beautiful
|
| I'll Remember April
|
| Falling In Love With Love
|
| La Villa
|
add Betty Glamann (harp)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 27, 1957
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1105; Original Jazz Classics OJC 028, OJCCD 028-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano -1,2) Percy Heath (bass -1,2) Roy Haynes (drums -1,2)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 11, 1957
| 1. | Dearly Beloved
|
| 2. | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
|
| 3. | It Could Happen To You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 12, 1957
| Just In Time
|
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie
|
| Cutie
|
| Mangoes
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano -2) Paul Chambers (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 1957
| 1. | The Last Time I Saw Paris
|
| 2. | What Is There To Say
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 029, OJCCD 029-2.
** part of Milestone M 47007.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Paul Chambers (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 1957
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 030, OJCCD 030-2.
Miles Davis (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Red Garland (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (drums)
radio broadcast, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, July 13, 1957
| Four (Roy's Romp)
|
| Bye Bye Blackbird
|
Miles Davis (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Red Garland (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (drums): same session
radio broadcast, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, July 13, 1957
Miles Davis (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Red Garland (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (drums): same session
radio broadcast, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, July 13, 1957
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano -1,2,4/6) Doug Watkins (bass -1,2,4/6) Philly Joe Jones (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1957
| 1. tk.5 | Tune Up
|
| 2. tk.9 | Asiatic Race
|
| 3. tk.13 | Surrey With The Fringe On Top
|
| 4. tk.15 | Wonderful, Wonderful
|
| 5. tk.17 | Namely You
|
| 6. tk.19 | Blues For "Philly" Jones
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 84001, CDP 7 84001-2.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano -1/6,8, bass -7) Paul Chambers (bass -1/6,8) Max Roach (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| 1. | Strong Man
|
| 2. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
|
| 3. | My Man
|
| 4. | That's Him
|
| 5. | I Must Have That Man
|
| 6. | Porgy
|
| 7. | Don't Explain
|
| 8. | When A Woman Loves A Man
|
** also issued on Riverside RLP 1107; Original Jazz Classics OJC 085, OJCCD 085-2.
Kenny Dorham (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Max Roach (drums) Abbey Lincoln (vocals)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| I Must Have That Man (take 3)
|
| Porgy (take 1)
|
** reissue of Riverside RLP 12-251 + 2 bonus tracks.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Don Bailey (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957
| tk.2 | A Night In Tunisia (afternoon)
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Ware (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957
| tk.10 | That Ol' Devil Moon
|
| tk.12 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
|
| tk.13 | Sonnymoon For Two
|
| tk.14 | I Can't Get Started
|
| tk.17 | Striver's Row
|
** also issued on Blue Note BST 81581 (pseudo stereo).
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Don Bailey (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957
| tk.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Ware (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957
| tk.6 | A Night In Tunisia (evening)
|
| tk.7 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (alt. take)
|
| tk.8 | Four
|
| tk.9 | Woody'n You
|
| tk.11 | What Is This Thing Called Love
|
| tk.15 | I'll Remember April
|
| tk.16 | Get Happy (long version)
|
| tk.18 | All The Things You Are
|
| tk.19 | Get Happy (short version)
|
Jimmy Cleveland (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Gil Coggins (piano) Wendell Marshall (bass) Kenny Dennis (drums)
NYC, November 4, 1957
| Sonnymoon For Two
|
| Like Someone In Love
|
| Theme From Pathetique Symphony
|
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) Tommy Bryant (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
NYC, December 11, 1957
| 21845-2 | 62VK451 | Wheatleigh Hall
|
| 21846 | Sumphin'
|
** part of Verve VE2 2505.
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) Tommy Bryant (bass) Charlie Persip (drums)
NYC, December 19, 1957
| 21857 | 62VK497 | The Eternal Triangle
|
| 21857A | On The Sunny Side Of The Street
|
| 21857B | 62VK498 | After Hours
|
| 21857C | 63VK627 | I Know That You Know
|
** part of Verve VE2 2505.
1958
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums)
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Someday I'll Find You
|
| Will You Still Be Mine
|
| Till There Was You (take 4)
|
| Shadow Waltz
|
same personnel
NYC, March 7, 1958
** also issued on Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986 entitled "
Shadow Waltz". Riverside RS 3010; Original Jazz Classics OJC 067, OJCCD 067-2.
** part of Milestone M 47007.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Oscar Pettiford (bass) Max Roach (drums): same personnel
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Till There Was You (take 3)
|
** same contents as Riverside RLP 12-241 + RLP 12-258 + 2 bonus tracks.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Roy Haynes (drums)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 7, 1958
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass -1/3) Charles "Specs" Wright (drums -1/3)
Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958
| 1. | What's My Name (mono edit)
|
| 2. | If You Were The Only Girl In The World
|
| 3. | Manhattan
|
| 4. | Body And Soul
|
Nat Adderley (cornet) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (trombone) Don Butterfield (tuba) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Dick Katz (piano) Rene Thomas (guitar) Henry Grimes (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Ernie Wilkins (arranger, conductor)
Metropolitan Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958
| Who Cares
|
| Love Is A Simple Thing
|
| Grand Street (mono ending)
|
| Far Out East
|
** also issued on Metrojazz SE 1002.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Charles "Specs" Wright (drums)
Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958
Nat Adderley (cornet) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (trombone) Don Butterfield (tuba) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Dick Katz (piano) Rene Thomas (guitar) Henry Grimes (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Ernie Wilkins (arranger, conductor)
Metropolitan Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958
| Grand Street (stereo ending)
|
** reissue of Metrojazz E 1002.
Nat Adderley (cornet) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (trombone) Don Butterfield (tuba) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Dick Katz (piano) Rene Thomas (guitar) Henry Grimes (bass) Roy Haynes (drums) Ernie Wilkins (arranger, conductor): same session
Metropolitan Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958
| Grand Street (Verve ending)
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) John Lewis (piano -1,4) Percy Heath (bass) Connie Kay (drums)
"Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 31, 1958
| 1. | Doxy (John's Other Theme)
|
| 2. | Limehouse Blues
|
| 3. | I'll Follow My Secret Heart
|
| 4. | You Are Too Beautiful
|
** also issued on Metrojazz SE 1011.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) John Lewis (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Connie Kay (drums)
"Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 31, 1958
| 3937 | Bags' Groove
|
| 3938 | A Night In Tunisia
|
** also issued on Atlantic SD 1299.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Victor Feldman (vibraphone -4) Hampton Hawes (piano -1,2,4/8) Barney Kessel (guitar) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Shelly Manne (drums -1,2,4/6,8)
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 & 22, 1958
| 1. | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
|
| 2. | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
|
| 3. | How High The Moon
|
| 4. | You
|
| 5. | I've Found A New Baby
|
| 6. | Alone Together
|
| 7. | In The Chapel In The Moonlight
|
| 8. | The Song Is You
|
** also issued on Contemporary S 7564; Original Jazz Classics OJC 340, OJCCD 340-2.
1959
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Joe Harris (drums)
Stockholm, Sweden, February, 1959
| Paul's Pal
|
| Love Letters
|
| It Don't Mean A Thing
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)
radio broadcast, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959
| Another Me, Another You
|
| I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
|
| Stay As Sweet As You Are
|
| How High The Moon
|
| Oleo
|
same personnel
Nalen, Sweden, March, 1959
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums): same personnel
Stockholm, Sweden, March 5, 1959
| I Remember You
|
| I've Told Every Little Star
|
| Oleo
|
| Will You Still Be Mine
|
| It Could Happen To You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Albert Heath (drums)
"Kongresshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, September 6, 1968
** also issued on Moon (It) MCD 015-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)
Aix En Provence, France, March 11, 1959
| Woody'n You
|
| But Not For Me
|
| Lady Bird
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Pete LaRoca (drums)
Continental, March, 1959
| It Could Happen To You
|
| I Remember You
|
| Will You Still Be Mine
|
| I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Continental, January, 1963
| Everything Happens To Me
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)
Continental, November, 1965
1962 (age 32)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jim Hall (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Harry Saunders (drums)
NYC, January 30, 1962
| N2PW1260 | God Bless The Child
|
Ben Riley (drums) replaces Saunders
NYC, February 13, 1962
| N2PW1264 | John S
|
| N2PW1265 | You Do Something To Me
|
| N2PW1266 | Where Are You
|
same personnel
NYC, February 14, 1962
| N2PW1262 | Without A Song
|
| N2PW1267 | The Bridge
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2527.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jim Hall (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Ben Riley (drums) Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez (percussion)
NYC, April 5, 1962
| N2PW1952 | The Nights Has A Thousand Eyes
|
same personnel
NYC, April 25, 1962
| N2PW1947 | If Ever I Would Leave You
|
same personnel
NYC, April 26, 1962
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Candido (percussion)
NYC, May 14, 1962
| N2PW2228 | Jungoso
|
| N2PW2268 | Bluesongo
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2572.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jim Hall (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Ben Riley (drums) Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez (percussion)
NYC, April 25, 1962
** also issued on RCA Victor (E) SF 2572.
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
"Village Gate", NYC, July 27-30, 1962
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2612.
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
Continental, 1962
1963
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, January 15, 1963
| Without A Song
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Solitude
|
| Sonnymoon (Sonnymoon For Two)
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same session
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, January 15, 1963
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Solitude
|
| Without A Song
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnel
broadcast, "L'Olympia", Paris, France, January 19, 1963
| Solitude
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Without A Song
|
| Sonnymoon For Two
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same session
broadcast, "L'Olympia", Paris, France, January 19, 1963
| Announcement By S. Rollins
|
| Everything Happens To Me
|
| 52nd Street Theme
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnel
"Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Introduction
|
| Without A Song
|
| Oleo
|
| Sonny's Tune
|
| Sonny's Tune 2nd Version
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same session
"Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Solitude
|
| Without A Song
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums): same personnel
Stuttgart, West Germany, January, 1963
| 52nd Street Theme
|
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Sonnymoon For Two
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jymie Merritt (bass) Max Roach (drums)
broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
| Love Walked In (Title Unknown)
|
| Poinciana
|
Don Cherry (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Henry Grimes (bass) Billy Higgins (drums)
NYC, February 20, 1963
| PPA1-3260 | I Could Write A Book
|
| PPA1-3261 | You Are My Lucky Star
|
| PPA1-3262 | There Will Never Be Another You
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2725.
Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Paul Bley (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, July 15, 1963
| PPA5-5402 | All The Things You Are
|
| PPA5-5403 | Lover Man
|
| PPA5-5404 | Yesterdays
|
Henry Grimes (bass) replaces Cranshaw
NYC, July 18, 1963
| PPA5-5406 | Just Friends
|
| PPA5-5407 | At McKie's'
|
| PPA5-5408 | Summertime
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2712.
1964
Thad Jones (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, January 20, 1964
| RPA1-2901-10 | 52nd Street Theme
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano -2,3) Ron Carter (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, February 14, 1964
| 1. RPA1-2904-F | St. Thomas
|
| 2. RPA1-2908-8 | Now's The Time
|
| 3. RPA1-2978-7 | 'Round Midnight
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, February 18, 1964
| RPA1-2907-C | Afternoon In Paris
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, April 14, 1964
| RPA1-2902-E | Blue 'N' Boogie
|
| RPA1-2903-D | I Remember Clifford
|
| RPA1-2906-D | Four
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 2927.
Thad Jones (cornet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, January 20, 1964
| RPA1-2903-8 | I Remember Clifford
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano -3/6) Ron Carter (bass) Roy McCurdy (drums)
NYC, February 14, 1964
| 1. RPA1-2901-D | 52nd Street Theme
|
| 2. RPA1-2905-? | Four, II
|
| 3. RPA1-2905-A | Four, I
|
| 4. RPA1-2906-8 | Django
|
| 5. RPA1-2907-12 | Afternoon In Paris
|
| 6. RPA1-2910-3 | Now's The Time
|
| 7. | St. Thomas
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) David Izenzon, Teddy Smith (bass) Stu Martin (drums)
NYC, June 11, 1964
| RPA1-4388-? | Trav'lin' Light
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)
NYC, July 2, 1964
| RPA1-6025-3 | Winter Wonderland
|
| RPA1-6026-6 | When You Wish Upon A Star
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Herbie Hancock (piano) Jim Hall (guitar) David Izenzon, Teddy Smith (bass) Stu Martin (drums)
NYC, June 11, 1964
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)
NYC, June 23, 1964
| RPA1-7091 | I'll Be Seeing You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jim Hall (guitar -1) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)
NYC, June 24, 1964
| 1. RPA1-4393 | My Ship
|
| 2. RPA1-7090-1 | Three Little Words
|
| 3. RPA1-7092-1 | Night And Day
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jim Hall (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)
NYC, June 26, 1964
| RPA1-4395 | Love Letters
|
| RPA1-4396 | Long Ago And Far Away
|
Herbie Hancock (piano) replaces Hall
NYC, July 2, 1964
| RPA1-4399 | It Could Happen To You
|
| RPA1-6024 | My One And Only Love
|
omit Hancock
NYC, July 9, 1964
| RPA1-6029-1 | Autumn Nocturne
|
** also issued on RCA Victor LSP 3355.
1965 (age 35)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker (drums)
"The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, June 17, 1965
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Three Little Words
|
| Mademoiselle De Paris
|
| To A Wild Rose
|
| There Will Never Be Another You
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ray Bryant (piano) Walter Booker (bass) Mickey Roker (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 8, 1965
| On Green Dolphin Street
|
| Everything Happens To Me
|
| Hold 'Em Joe
|
| Blue Room
|
| Three Little Words
|
** also issued on Impulse! IMPD 223.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Milt Jackson (vibraphone) Kenny Drew (piano) Percy Heath (bass) Art Blakey (drums)
broadcast, Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jymie Merritt (bass) Max Roach (drums)
broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)
live in Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark & Johanneshow Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, November 1 & 2, 1965
| Night And Day
|
| Sonnymoon For Two
|
| Medley: Oleo / Sonnymoon For Two / Three Little Words
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Alan Dawson (drums): same personnel
"Salle De La Mutualite", Paris, France, November 4, 1965
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Gilbert Rovere (bass) Art Taylor (drums)
live in Paris, France, 1965 or 1966?
| I Can't Get Started
|
| Three Little Words
|
| St. Thomas
|
| There Will Never Be Another You
|
| When I Grow Too Old To Dream
|
| Mademoiselle De Paris
|
1966
J.J. Johnson (trombone -1,2) Jimmy Cleveland (trombone -3/6) Phil Woods (alto saxophone) Robert Ashton, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Danny Bank (baritone saxophone) Roger Kellaway (piano) Kenny Burrell (guitar) Walter Booker (bass) Frankie Dunlop (drums) Oliver Nelson (arranger, conductor)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1966
| 1. 90466 | Alfie's Theme Differently
|
| 2. 90467 | Street Runner With Child
|
| 3. 90468 | Transition Theme For Minor Blues Or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
|
| 4. 90469 | He's Younger Than You Are
|
| 5. 90470 | On Impulse!
|
| 6. 90471 | Alfie's Theme
|
** also issued on Impulse! IMPD 224.
Freddie Hubbard (trumpet -1) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Garrison (bass) Elvin Jones (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1966
| 1. | East Broadway Run Down
|
| 2. | Blessing In Disguise
|
| 3. | We Kiss In A Shadow
|
** also issued on Impulse! IMPD 161.
1968
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Albert Heath (drums)
"Kongresshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, September 6, 1968
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass) Albert Heath (drums): same personnel
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, September, 1968
| Three Little Words
|
| St. Thomas
|
| Sonnymoon For Two
|
| Medley
|
| When Lights Are Low
|
1972 (age 42)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) George Cables (piano, electric piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass, electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Arthur Jenkins (congas, percussion -1)
NYC, July 14, 1972
| 1. | Playin' In The Yard
|
| 2. | Keep Hold Of Yourself
|
Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) George Cables (piano, electric piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass, electric bass) David Lee (drums) Arthur Jenkins (congas, percussion -2)
NYC, July 27, 1972
| 1. | Poinciana
|
| 2. | The Everywhere Calypso
|
| 3. | Skylark
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 312, OJCCD 312-2.
1973
Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano, electric piano) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) David Lee (drums) Mtume (percussion, piano -1/5)
NYC & Berkeley, CA, June, July, June 7, 1973
| 1. | Pictures In The Reflection Of A Golden Horn
|
| 2. | Sais
|
| 3. | Notes For Eddie
|
| 4. | God Bless The Child
|
| 5. | Love Man
|
| 6. | Good Morning, Heartache
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 314, OJCCD 314-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano, electric piano) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) David Lee (drums)
live in Chateauvallon, France, August 21, 1973
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) David Lee (drums) Mtume (percussion, piano)
"Nakano Sun Plaza Hall", Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 1973
| Powaii
|
| St. Thomas
|
| Alfie
|
| Moritat (Mack The Knife)
|
1974
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Rufus Harley (bagpipes -5) Stanley Cowell (piano) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) David Lee (drums) Mtume (congas)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 6, 1974
| 1. | The Cutting Edge
|
| 2. | To A Wild Rose
|
| 3. | First Moves
|
| 4. | A House Is Not A Home
|
| 5. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
|
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 468, OJCCD 468-2.
Rufus Harley (soprano saxophone, bagpipes) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar) Gene Perla (bass) David Lee (drums)
German radio station "Deutschlandradio Kultur", radio broadcast, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 12, 1974
| First Moves
|
| Look For The Silver Lining
|
| To A Wild Rose
|
| Alfie's Theme
|
1975 (age 45)
Raul DeSouza (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bennie Maupin (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, saxello, lyricon) George Duke (piano, electric piano, synthesizer) Chuck Rainey (electric bass) Eddie Moore (drums) Mtume (congas, percussion)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 2-5, 1975
| Lucille
|
| Are You Ready
|
| Cosmet
|
Duke plays (piano, electric piano)
Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Roy McCurdy (drums) replaces Rainey, Moore
omit DeSouza, Mtume
add Raul DeSouza (trombone)
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJC 620, OJCCD 620-2.
1976
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley (trumpet) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary (trombone) Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson (French horn) Don Waldrop (tuba) Bill Green (piccolo flute, flute, soprano saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Patrice Rushen (piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Charles Meeks (electric bass) Billy Cobham (drums) Bill Summers (congas, percussion)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August-October, 1976
| Island Lady
|
| Asfrantation Woogie
|
| Happy Feel
|
| Shout It Out
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Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Patrice Rushen (piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Alex Blake (bass) Billy Cobham (drums) Bill Summers (congas, percussion)
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley (trumpet) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary (trombone) Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson (French horn) Don Waldrop (tuba) Bill Green (piccolo flute, flute, soprano saxophone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Patrice Rushen (piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Alex Blake (bass) Billy Cobham (drums) Bill Summers (congas, percussion)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Patrice Rushen (piano, electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer) Lee Ritenour (guitar) Alex Blake (electric bass) Billy Cobham (drums) Bill Summers (congas, percussion)
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 666-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mike Wolff (piano) Aurell Ray (guitar) Don Pate (bass) Eddie Moore (drums)
Continental, October, 1976
| Don't Stop The Carnival
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| Charm Baby
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| Keep Hold Of Yourself (Keep Old Yourself)
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| Easy Living
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| Lucille
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| Island Lady
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| Strode Rode
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1977
Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) George Duke (keyboards) Charles Icarus Johnson (guitar) Byron Miller (electric bass) Tony Williams (drums) Bill Summers (congas)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 3-6, 1977
Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) George Duke (keyboards) Charles Icarus Johnson (guitar) Paul Jackson (electric bass) Tony Williams (drums)
| Down The Line
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| My One And Only Love
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| Arroz Con Pollo
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| Hear What I'm Saying
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omit Johnson
** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 893-2.
1978
Donald Byrd (trumpet, flugelhorn -5/9) Sonny Rollins (tenor, soprano saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano) Aurell Ray (electric guitar) Jerome Harris (electric bass) Tony Williams (drums)
"Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, April 13, 14 & 15, 1978
| 1. | Don't Stop The Carnival
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| 2. | Silver City
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| 3. | Autumn Nocturne
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| 4. | Camel
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| 5. | Nobody Else But Me
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| 6. | Non-Cents
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| 7. | A Child's Prayer
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| 8. | President Hayes
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| 9. | Sais
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** also issued on Milestone MCD 55005-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Al Foster (drums)
"Masonic Auditorium", San Francisco, CA, "University Of Wisconsin", Madison, WI & "Yale University", New Haven, CT, September 22, October 15 & 22, 1978
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Sonny Rollins (soprano saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Al Foster (drums)
Rollins plays (tenor saxophone)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) McCoy Tyner (piano)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Ron Carter (bass) Al Foster (drums)
** also issued on Milestone MCD 55006-2.
1979
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone, lyricon, piano) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano, synthesizer -1,3,5/7) Larry Coryell (guitar -2/5,7) Jerome Harris (electric bass -1,3,5/7) Al Foster (drums -1,3,5/7) Bill Summers (congas, percussion -1,3,5/7)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, May 15-18, 1979
| 1. | Harlem Boys
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| 2. | The File
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| 3. | Disco Monk
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| 4. | My Ideal
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| 5. | Don't Ask
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| 6. | Tai-Chi
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| 7. | And Then, My Love, I Found You
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** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 915-2.
1980 (age 50)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone, lyricon) George Duke (piano, electric piano -1/5) Stanley Clarke (electric bass) Al Foster (drums -1/3,5) Bill Summers (congas, percussion -1/5)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, May 9-12, 1980
| 1. | Little Lu
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| 2. | The Dream That We Fell Out Of
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| 3. | Strode Rode
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| 4. | The Very Thought Of You
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| 5. | Caress
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| 6. | Double Feature
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** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 753-2.
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) The Rolling Stones (rock group)
Los Angeles, CA, 1980
| Slave
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| Waiting On A Friend
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** also issued on Rolling Stones FC 40502.
1981
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone) Bobby Broom (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Tony Williams (drums)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, December 9-15, 1981
| No Problem
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| Here You Come Again
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| Jo-Jo
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| Coconut Bread
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| Penny Saved
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| Illusions
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| Joyous Lake
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** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1014-2.
1982
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Bobby Broom (guitar) Yoshiaki Masuo (guitar, electric guitar, claves -2/7) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass, cabasa) Jack DeJohnette (drums, congas, maracas) Lucille Rollins (cowbell)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 17-22, 1982
| 1. | My Little Brown Book
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| 2. | Best Wishes
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| 3. | Reel Life
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| 4. | McGhee
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| 5. | Rosita's Best Friend
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| 6. | Sonny Side Up
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| 7. | Solo Reprise (Sonny)
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1983
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Pat Metheny (electric guitar) Alphonso Johnson (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
"Yomiuri Land, Open Theater East", Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983
| Coconut Bread
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| Don't Stop The Carnival
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| Mc Ghee
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| Moritat (Mack The Knife)
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Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Pat Metheny (electric guitar) Alphonso Johnson (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums): same session
"Yomiuri Land, Open Theater East", Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983
1984
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano, celeste, synthesizer) Russell Blake (electric bass) Tommy Campbell (drums) Lucille Rollins (cowbell -1,6)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 23-27, 1984
| 1. | Mava Mava
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| 2. | I'm Old Fashioned
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| 3. | Wynton
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| 4. | Tell Me You Love Me
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| 5. | I'll See You Again
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| 6. | Kilauea
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** also issued on Milestone MCD 9122-2.
1985 (age 55)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Sculpture Garden, "The Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, July 19, 1985
| Soloscope, Pt. 1
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| Soloscope, Pt. 2
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** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 956-2.
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (keyboards) Jerome Harris (bass) Tommy Campbell (drums)
circa 1985
| Just Once
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| Autumn Nocturne
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| I'm Old Fashioned
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| Allison
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| St. Thomas
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1986
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums)
Opus 40, Saugerties, NYC, August 16, 1986, April 9, 1987
| G-Man
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| Kim
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| Don't Stop The Carnival
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** also issued on Milestone MCD 9150-2.
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums): same session
Opus 40, Saugerties, NYC, August 16, 1986, April 9, 1987
** reissue of Milestone M 9150 + 1 bonus track.
1987
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano) Jerome Harris (electric bass, rhythm guitar) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 15-25, 1987
| Just Once
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| O.T.Y.O.G.
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| Promise
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| Duke Of Iron
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| Dancing In The Dark
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| I'll String Along With You
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| Allison
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** also issued on Milestone MCD 9155-2.
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano) Jerome Harris (electric bass, rhythm guitar) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums): same session
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 15-25, 1987
** reissue of Milestone M 9155 + 1 bonus track.
1989
Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Jerome Harris (electric bass) Jeff Watts (drums)
NYC, June 3, 1989
| For All We Know
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| I Should Care
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Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano) Jerome Harris (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
NYC, August 5, 1989
| Tennessee Waltz
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| Little Girl Blue
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Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano) Jerome Harris (electric guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
NYC, September 9, 1989
| Falling In Love With Love
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| Sister
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** also issued on Milestone MCD 9179-2.
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano, electric piano) Jerome Harris (electric guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums): same session
NYC, September 9, 1989
** reissue of Milestone M 9179 + 1 bonus track.
1991 (age 61)
Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano) Jerome Harris (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Steve Jordan (drums)
NYC, August 10, 1991
| Here's To The People
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| Lucky Day
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Jack DeJohnette (drums) replaces Jordan
NYC, August 17, 1991
omit Anderson
NYC, August 24, 1991
| Why Was I Born
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| Someone To Watch Over Me
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| Long Ago And Far Away
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Roy Hargrove (trumpet) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Mark Soskin (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Al Foster (drums)
NYC, August 27, 1991
1993
Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling (flugelhorn -1,7) Clifton Anderson (trombone) Alex Brofsky (French horn -1,7) Bob Stewart (tuba -1,7) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums) Jimmy Heath (arranger, conductor -1,7)
NYC, July, August, 1993
| 1. | Darn That Dream
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| 2. | Where Or When
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| 3. | My Old Flame
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| 4. | Times Slimes
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| 5. | I See Your Face Before Me
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| 6. | Delia
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| 7. | Prelude To A Kiss
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1995 (age 65)
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Stephen Scott (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
NYC, August 30, 1995
| They Say It's Wonderful
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| Cabin In The Sky
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Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Al Foster (drums)
NYC, October 7, 1995
| What A Difference A Day Made
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| Biji
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| Mona Lisa
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| H.S.
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| I've Never Been In Love Before
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1998
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Stephen Scott (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Idris Muhammad (drums)
NYC, January 7, 1998
| Echo-Side Blue
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| Mother Nature's Blues
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| Change Partners
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Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Stephen Scott (piano, kalimba) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Perry Wilson (drums) Victor See Yuen (percussion)
NYC, February 28, 1998
| Island Lady
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| Global Warming
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| Clear-Cut Boogie
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2000 (age 70)
Clifton Anderson (trombone -2,3) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Stephen Scott (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Jack DeJohnette (drums)
NYC, May 8 & 9, 2000
| 1. | Salvador
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| 2. | Sweet Leilani
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| 3. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
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| 4. | The Moon Of Manakoora
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Clifton Anderson (trombone) Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone) Stephen Scott (piano) Bob Cranshaw (electric bass) Perry Wilson (drums)
NYC, July 29, 2000
| Did You See Harold Vick
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| Charles M.
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