Sonny Rollins Catalog

1949 (age 19)

Various Artists - Bebop Professors   Capitol (J) CR-8812

Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Jordan Fordin, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Art Phipps, bass; Jack "The Bear" Parker, drums; Babs Gonzales, vocal.

NYC, January 20, 1949

3393-3Capitolizing
3394-4Professor Bop

J.J. Johnson, trombone; Alberto Socarras, flute; Don Redman, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bruce Lawrence, bass, vocal; Roy Haynes, drums, vocal; Babs Gonzales, vocal.

NYC, April 27, 1949

3779-2St. Louis Blues

** also released on Capitol (J) ECJ-50073 in 1982.

Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby   Blue Note CDP 7 84464 2   1992

J.J. Johnson, trombone; Alberto Socarras, flute; Don Redman, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Nance, violin #3; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bruce Lawrence, bass, vocal; Roy Haynes, drums, vocal; Babs Gonzales, vocal.

NYC, April 27, 1949

1. 3776-3Real Crazy
2. 3777-4Then You'll Be Boppin' Too
3. 3778-1When Lovers They Lose

J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop   Savoy SJL 2232   1978

J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.

NYC, May 11, 1949

S36-130-1Audobahn
S36-132-2Goof Square
S36-132-4-
S36-133-3Bee Jay

** same as J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets, Savoy MG-12106 in 1957 + 16 bonus tracks.

J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets   Savoy MG-12106   1957

same session.

NYC, May 11, 1949

S36-130-3Audobahn (as Audubon)
S36-131Don't Blame Me
S36-132-8Goof Square
S36-133-5Bee Jay

** part of J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop, Savoy SJL 2232 in 1978.

J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three   Prestige PRLP 7023   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 26, 1949

JRC20BElysee (as Elysses)
JRC21COpus V
JRC22CHilo
JRC23DFox Hunt

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-091 in 1984, OJCCD-091-2 in 1992.
** part of Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three, Prestige PRES 16-4 in 1957.

The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 2   Blue Note BLP 1532   1957

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949

BN360-0Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 1)
BN362-0Dance Of The Infidels (alternate take)

The Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1   Blue Note BLP 1531   1957

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949

BN360-1Bouncing With Bud (alternate take 2)
BN361-0Wail (alternate take)

The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1   Blue Note BLP 1503   1955

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949

BN360-2Bouncing With Bud
BN361-3Wail
BN362-1Dance Of The Infidels
BN363-152nd St. Theme

** also released on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo) in 1966.

1951 (age 21)

Miles Davis And Horns   Prestige PRLP 7025   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951

128AMorpheus
129BDown
131AWhispering

** also released on Early Miles 1951 & 1953, Prestige PRLP 7168 in 1959. and on Early Miles, Prestige PRST 7674 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-053 in 1983, OJCCD-053-2 in 1989.

Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey And Kenny Drew   Prestige PRLP 7029   1956

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Miles Davis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951

132I Know

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951

267Time On My Hands
268Mambo Bounce
269This Love Of Mine
270Shadrack
271Slow Boat To China
272With A Song In My Heart
273Scoops
274Newk's Fadeaway

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

NYC, October 7, 1953

509In A Sentimental Mood
510The Stopper
511Almost Like Being In Love
512No Moe

** also released on Sonny Rollins - Sonny & The Stars, Prestige PRLP 7269 in 1963, PRST 7269 in 1963. and on Sonny Rollins - First Recordings!, Prestige PRST 7856 in 1971. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-011 in 1982, OJCCD-011-2 in 1988.

Miles Davis - Birdland 1951   Blue Note 7243 5 41779 2 7   2004

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, February 17, 1951

Out Of The Blue
Half Nelson
Tempus Fugit
Move

Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. Two   Session Disc 102   1970s

same personnel.

broadcast, Birdland, NYC, June 2, 1951

Move (mistitled as Moo/Mod)
Half Nelson (two)
Down (mistitled as Mick's Blues)
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz   Prestige PRLP 7013   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean as Jackie McClean as Jack McLean, alto sax #1; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951

1. 228Conception
2. 233My Old Flame

** also released on Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception, Prestige PRLP 7013 (later) in 1956+; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726 in 1989, OJCCD-1726-2 in 1990.

Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins - Dig   Prestige PRLP 7012   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Jackie McLean as Jackie McClean as Jack McLean, alto sax #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951

1. 229Out Of The Blue
2. 230Denial
3. 231Bluing
4. 232Dig
5. 234It's Only A Paper Moon

** also released on Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet, Prestige PRLP 7281 in 1963, PRST 7281 in 1963. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-005 in 1982, OJCCD-005-2 in 1987.

1953

Miles Davis - Collectors' Items   Prestige PRLP 7044   1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker as "Charlie Chan", Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Walter Bishop, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953

450Compulsion
451-1The Serpent's Tooth I
451-2The Serpent's Tooth II
452'Round About Midnight

Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956

864In Your Own Sweet Way
865No Line
866Vierd Blues

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-071 in 1983, OJCCD-071-2 in 1987.
** part of Collector's Items, Prestige PRST-24022 in 1973.

Thelonious Monk   Prestige PRLP 7053   1956

Julius Watkins, French horn; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 13, 1953

531Let's Call This
532-1Think Of One (take one)
532-2Think Of One (take two)

** also released on Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk, Prestige PRLP 7053 (later) in 1957+; Original Jazz Classics OJC-016 in 1982, OJCCD-016-2 in 1989. and on We See Thelonious Monk, Prestige PRLP 7245 in 1962, PRST 7245 in 1962. and on The Golden Monk, Prestige PR 7363 in 1965, PRST 7363 in 1965.

Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins   Prestige PRLP 7075   1957

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 13, 1953

533Friday The Thirteenth

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954

630I Want To Be Happy
631The Way You Look Tonight

** also released on Work!, Prestige PRLP 7169 in 1959. and on The Genius Of Thelonious Monk, Prestige PRST 7656 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 in 1983, OJCCD-059-2 in 1987.

1954

Art Farmer - Early Art   New Jazz PRNJ 8258   1961

Art Farmer, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1954

553Soft Shoe
554Confab In Tempo
555I'll Take Romance

** also released on Prestige PRST 7665 in 1969; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-880-2 in 1996.

Miles Davis - Bags Groove   Prestige LP 7109   1957

Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1954

590Airegin
591Oleo
592-1But Not For Me (take 1)
592-2But Not For Me (take 2)
593Doxy

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-245 in 1986, OJCCD-245-2 in 1987.
** part of Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants, Prestige PRES 16-3 in 1957.

Sonny Rollins - Moving Out   Prestige PRLP 7058   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey as "Abdullah Buhaina", drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954

606Movin' Out
607Swingin' For Bumsy
608Silk N' Satin
609Solid

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954

632More Than You Know

** also released on Jazz Classics, Prestige PR 7433 in 1966, PRST 7433 in 1966. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-058 in 1983, OJCCD-058-2 in 1987.

1955

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 1   Victor (J) SMJ-6185M

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Billy Wallace, piano; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Bee Hive Club, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955

I'll Remember April Parts 1 & 2
Woody'n You
Hot House

** part of Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive, Columbia JG 35965 in 1979.

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 2   Victor (J) SMJ-6186M

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Chris Anderson, piano; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Bee Hive Club, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955

Cherokee

** part of Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive, Columbia JG 35965 in 1979.

Sonny Rollins - Work Time   Prestige PRLP 7020   1956

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955

826There's No Business Like Show Business
827Paradox
828Raincheck
829There Are Such Things
830It's All Right With Me

** also released on Worktime, Prestige PRLP 7246 in 1962, PRST 7246 in 1962. and on Worktime!, Prestige PRST 7750 in 1970. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-007 in 1982, OJCCD-007-2 in 1989.

1956

Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street   EmArcy MG-36070   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 4, 1956

12421-4Gertrude's Bounce
12423-12Powell's Prances

same personnel.

NYC, February 16, 1956

12463-7What Is This Thing Called Love
12464-14Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing

same personnel.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-1I'll Remember April
12460-8Time
12461-16The Scene Is Clean

Clifford Brown - The Quintet Vol. 2   EmArcy EMS-2-407

same personnel.

NYC, January 4, 1956

12422-10Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly)

Clifford Brown - Pure Genius Vol. 1   Elektra Musician E1-60026

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

The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie   EmArcy 838 306-2   1989

same personnel.

NYC, February 16, 1956

12463-6What Is This Thing Called Love (alternate take)
12464-1Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown)
12464-2Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alternate take)

same personnel.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-2I'll Remember April (breakdown)
12462Flossie Lou (rehearsal take)
12462-3Flossie Lou (alternate take 1)
12462-7Flossie Lou (alternate take 2)
12462-8Flossie Lou (alternate take 3)

Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown   EmArcy (J) 195J-1   1983

same session.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-3I'll Remember April (alternate take)

The Immortal Clifford Brown   Limelight LM-2-8201   1965

same session.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12462-9Flossie Lou

** also released on Limelight LS-2-8601 in 1965.

Sonny Rollins Plus 4   Prestige PRLP 7038   1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 22, 1956

1. 867I Feel A Song Coming On
2. 868Pent-Up House
3. 869Valse Hot
4. 870Kiss And Run
5. 871Count Your Blessings

** also released on Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown And Max Roach - 3 Giants!, Prestige PRLP 7291 in 1964, PRST 7291 in 1964. and on Three Giants!, Prestige PRST 7821 in 1970. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-243 in 1986, OJCCD-243-2 in 1987.

Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April 1956   Ingo (It) Ingo-Two   1970s

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Basin Street East, NYC, April 28, 1956

Valse Hot (as Waltz Hot)
I Feel A Song Comin' On

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Basin Street East, NYC, May 6, 1956

Sweet Clifford
What's New
Daahoud

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Tenor Madness   Prestige PRLP 7047   1956

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums; guest: John Coltrane, tenor sax #5.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956

1. 902My Reverie
2. 903The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
3. 904Paul's Pal
4. 905When Your Lover Has Gone
5. 906Tenor Madness

** also released on Tenor Madness, Prestige PRST 7657 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-124 in 1984, OJCCD-124-2 in 1987.

Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 7   Philology (It) W 1008.2

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 8   Philology (It) W 1009.2

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #5; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 - Saxophone Colossus   Prestige PRLP 7079   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956

918You Don't Know What Love Is
919St. Thomas
920Strode Rode
921Blue 7
922Moritat

** also released on Prestige PR 7326 in 1964, PRST 7326 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-291 in 1987, OJCCD-291-2 in 1987.

Max Roach + 4   EmArcy MG-36098   1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 17, 1956

13768Mr. X
13769Body And Soul
13770-4Just One Of Those Things

same personnel.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13764-6Ezz-thetic
13766Woody'n You
13767Dr. Free-Zee

** also scheduled on EmArcy SR-80001.
** also released on Max Roach + 4 & More, EmArcy (J) 195J-39 in 1984.

Max Roach + 4 & More   EmArcy (J) 195J-39   1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15176-6It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
15178-5Love Letters

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15188-10Minor Trouble

** originally released on Max Roach + 4, EmArcy MG-36098 in 1956 + 7 bonus tracks.

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time   EmArcy MG-36108   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13765The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15175-10I'll Take Romance
15177Blues Waltz

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15187-7Little Folks
15189-4Valse Hot

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

15194Lover (mono edit)

** also released on Mercury MG-20538.

Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird   Prestige PRLP 7095   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

979I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
980Kids Know
982Medley: I Remember You
-Medley: My Melancholy Baby
-Medley: Old Folks
-Medley: They Can't Take That Away From Me
-Medley: Just Friends
-Medley: My Little Suede Shoes
-Medley: Star Eyes

** also released on Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird, Prestige PRST 7553 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-214 in 1986, OJCCD-214-2 in 1991.

Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy   Prestige PRLP 7207   1961

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

981The House I Live In

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956

1033Sonny Boy

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-348 in 1989, OJCCD-348-2 in 1989.

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners   Riverside RLP 12-226   1957

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

1.Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
2.Pannonica

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956

Brilliant Corners

Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956

Bemsha Swing

** also released on Riverside RLP 1174 in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 in 1982, OJCCD-026-2 in 1987. and on Mighty Monk, Riverside R-3000 in 1967, RS-3000 in 1967.

Ernie Henry - Last Chorus   Riverside RLP 12-266   1958

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-086 in 1983, OJCCD-1906-2 in 1998.

Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings   Riverside R-022   1986

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

Pannonica (opening)

** also released on Riverside 15RCD-022-2.

Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964   Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515   1990

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 10, 1956

Valse Hot
I Get A Kick Out Of You

Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force   Prestige PRLP 7126   1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #2,3.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956

1. 1031B. Swift
2. 1032My Ideal
3. 1034Two Different Worlds
4. 1035Ee-Ah
5. 1036B. Quick

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-095 in 1984, OJCCD-095-2 in 1989.

Sonny Rollins (Vol. 1)   Blue Note BLP 1542   1957

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956

tk.1Decision
tk.2Plain Jane
tk.5Sonnysphere
tk.6How Are Things In Glocca Morra
tk.8Bluesnote

** also released on Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 81542 2 in 1988.

1957

Sonny Rollins - Way Out West   Contemporary C3530   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.

Contemporary's studio, 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 released on Way Out West In Stereo, Stereo S7017 in 1958. and on Contemporary M3530, S7530; Original Jazz Classics OJC-337 in 1988, OJCCD-337-2 in 1988.

Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes   Contemporary C-7651   1986

same session.

Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957

I'm An Old Cowhand (alternate take)
Come, Gone (alternate take)
Way Out West (alternate take)

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Victor Feldman, vibraharp #2.

Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 and 22, 1958

1.The Song Is You (alternate take)
2.You (alternate take)
3.I've Found A New Baby (alternate take)

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time   EmArcy SR-80002   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

JB8Lover (stereo edit)

** also released on Mercury SR-60193 in 1960.

Sonny Rollins Vol. 2   Blue Note BLP 1558   1957

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #1,2,4-6; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano #1,2,4-6; Thelonious Monk, piano #3,6; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957

1. tk.1Why Don't I
2. tk.4Wail March
3. tk.6Reflections
4. tk.7Poor Butterfly
5. tk.11You Stepped Out Of A Dream
6. tk.12Misterioso

** also released on Blue Note BST 81558 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 46818 2 in 1987, CDP 7 81558 2 in 1987, ST-81558 in 1997.

Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts   Riverside RLP 12-239   1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Betty Glamman, harp #3; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 and 27, 1957

1.Falling In Love With Love
2.I'll Remember April
3.My Old Flame
4.La Villa

** also released on Riverside RLP 1105 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-028 in 1982, OJCCD-028-2 in 1992.

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny   Riverside RLP 12-241   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano #1-5,7; Percy Heath, bass #1-5,7; Roy Haynes, drums #1-5,7.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 11 and 12, 1957

1.Just In Time
2.Toot, Toot, Tootsie
3.Dearly Beloved
4.Every Time We Say Goodbye
5.Cutie
6.It Could Happen To You
7.Mangoes

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-029 in 1982, OJCCD-029-2 in 1987.
** part of The Freedom Suite Plus, Milestone MSP-47007 in 1973.

Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow   Riverside RLP 12-243   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 19, 1957

Funky Hotel Blues

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-030 in 1982, OJCCD-030-2 in 1994.

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins - Rare Broadcast Performances   Ozone 18   1970s

Miles Davis, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Red Garland, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones, drums.

radio broadcast, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, July 13, 1957

Four (mistitled as Roy's Romp)
Bye Bye Blackbird

Miles Davis - Makin' Wax: Original Concert-Performances 1953-1958   Chakra ch100MD   1970s

same session.

radio broadcast, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, July 13, 1957

It Never Entered My Mind

Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts   Yadeon 502   1980s

same session.

radio broadcast, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, July 13, 1957

Walkin' (incomplete)

Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time   Blue Note BLP 4001   1959

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1,2,4-6; Doug Watkins, bass #1,2,4-6; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1957

1. tk.5Tune Up
2. tk.9Asiatic Raes
3. tk.13Surrey With The Fringe On Top
4. tk.15Wonderful! Wonderful!
5. tk.17Namely You
6. tk.19Blues For Philly Joe

** also released on Blue Note BST 84001 in 1966, CDP 7 84001 2 in 1990.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Riverside RLP 12-251   1958

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, 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.When A Woman Loves A Man
8.Don't Explain

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-085 in 1983, OJCCD-085-2 in 1988.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2   1988

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

I Must Have That Man (take 3)
Porgy (take 1)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-251 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars   Riverside RLP 1107   1959

same session.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

Can't Help Lovin' That Man

Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard   Blue Note BLP 1581   1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Donald Bailey, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957

tk.2A Night In Tunisia (afternoon take)

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957

tk.10Old Devil Moon
tk.12Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
tk.13Sonnymoon For Two
tk.14I Can't Get Started
tk.17Striver's Row

** also released on Blue Note BST 81581 (pseudo stereo).

Sonny Rollins - More From The Vanguard   Blue Note BN-LA475-H2   1975

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Donald Bailey, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957

tk.3I've Got You Under My Skin

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Village Vanguard, NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957

tk.6A Night In Tunisia (evening take)
tk.7Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (take 2)
tk.8Four
tk.9Woody 'N You
tk.11What Is This Thing Called Love
tk.15I'll Remember April
tk.16Get Happy
tk.18All The Things You Are
tk.19Get Happy (short version)

Sonny Rollins Plays   Period SPL 1204

Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt   Verve MGV-8260   1958

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Thomas Bryant, bass; Charles Persip, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 11, 1957

21845-2 | 62VK451Wheatleigh Hall
21846Sumphin'

** part of Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions, Verve VE-2-2505 in 1976.

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins - Sonny Side Up   Verve MGV-8262   1958

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Tom Bryant, bass; Charlie Persip, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, December 19, 1957

21857 | 62VK497The Eternal Triangle
21857AOn The Sunny Side Of The Street
21857B | 62VK498After Hours
21857C | 63VK627I Know That You Know

** part of Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions, Verve VE-2-2505 in 1976.

1958

Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite   Riverside RLP 12-258   1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

The Freedom Suite
Someday I'll Find You
Will You Still Be Mine?
Till There Was You (take 4)
Shadow Waltz

** also released on (Sonny Rollins) - Shadow Waltz, Jazzland AM 86 in 1962, AS 986 in 1962. and on The Freedom Suite, Riverside R-3010 in 1968, RS-3010 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-067 in 1983, OJCCD-067-2 in 1989; Riverside RCD-30507-2 in 2008.
** part of The Freedom Suite Plus, Milestone MSP-47007 in 1973.

Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite   Riverside RCD-30507-2   2008

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

Till There Was You (take 1)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-258 in 1958 + 3 bonus tracks.

Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus   Milestone MSP-47007   1973

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

Till There Was You (take 3)

** same as The Sound Of Sonny, Riverside RLP 12-241 in 1957 + Freedom Suite, RLP 12-258 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Various Artists - Newport Jazz Festival 1958-59   FDC (It) 1024

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 7, 1958

I Want To Be Happy

Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass   Metrojazz E1002   1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Charles Wright, drums.

Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958

What's My Name? (mono edit)
If You Were The Only Girl In The World
Manhattan
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 sax; Dick Katz, piano; Rene Thomas, guitar; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Ernie Wilkins, conductor, arranger.

Metropolitan Sound Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958

Grand Street (mono LP ending)
Far Out East
Who Cares?
Love Is A Simple Thing

Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass   Metrojazz SE1002   1959

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Charles Wright, drums.

Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958

What's My Name?

Nat Adderley, cornet; Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, trumpet; Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Dick Katz, piano; Rene Thomas, guitar; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy Haynes, drums; Ernie Wilkins, conductor, arranger.

Metropolitan Sound Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958

Grand Street

Sonny Rollins/Brass Sonny Rollins/Trio   Verve V/V6-8430   1962

same session.

Metropolitan Sound Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958

Grand Street (Verve LP ending)

Sonny Rollins At Music Inn/Teddy Edwards At Falcon's Lair With Joe Castro   Metrojazz E1011   1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano #1,4; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.

Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 3, 1958

1.Doxy (as John's Other Theme)
2.Limehouse Blues
3.I'll Follow My Secret Heart
4.You Are Too Beautiful

** also released on Metrojazz SE1011 in 1959.

The Modern Jazz Quartet At Music Inn Volume 2 - Guest Artist: Sonny Rollins   Atlantic LP 1299   1958

Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums; guest artist: Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.

Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 31, 1958

3937Bags' Groove
3938Night In Tunisia

** also released on Atlantic SD 1299 in 1958.
** part of The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, Mosaic MD7-249 in 2011.

Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders   Contemporary M3564   1959

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Victor Feldman, vibraharp #4.

Contemporary's studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 and 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 released on Contemporary S7564 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-340 in 1988, OJCCD-340-2 in 1988.

1959

Sonny Rollins Trio - In Stockholm 1959 - St Thomas   Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73   1984

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden, March 2, 1959

St Thomas

same personnel.

Swedish Radio, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959

There Will Never Be Another You
Stay As Sweet As You Are
I've Told Every Little Star
How High The Moon
Oleo
Paul's Pal

** also released on Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229 in 1993.

Sonny Rollins Trio - In Stockholm 1959 - St Thomas   Dragon (Swd) DRCD 229   1993

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Joe Harris, drums.

Sodra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959

Rollins Interview

** originally released on Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 in 1984 + 4 bonus tracks.

Sonny Rollins Trio In Sweden 1959   Ingo (It) Ingo-Nine   1970s

same session.

Sodra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959

It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Paul's Pal
Love Letters

Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two   Moon (It) MLP 015-1   1990

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Pete La Roca, drums.

Radio Studio Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 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 sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath as Albert Healt, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1968

Sonnymoon For Two (long version)

** also released on Moon (It) MCD 015-2 in 1990.

Sonny Rollins - Aix En Provence 1959   Royal Jazz (D) RJ 502   1989

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.

Aix-en-Provence, France, March 11, 1959

Woody'n You
But Not For Me
Lady Bird

1962 (age 32)

Sonny Rollins - The Bridge   RCA Victor LPM-2527

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Harry Saunders, drums.

NYC, January 30, 1962

N2PW1260God Bless The Child

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums.

NYC, February 13, 1962

N2PW1264John S
N2PW1265You Do Something To Me
N2PW1266Where Are You

same personnel.

NYC, February 14, 1962

N2PW1262Without A Song
N2PW1267The Bridge

Sonny Rollins - What's New   RCA Victor LPM-2572

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez, percussion.

NYC, April 5, 1962

N2PW1952The Nights Has A Thousand Eyes

same personnel.

NYC, April 25, 1962

N2PW1947If Ever I Would Leave You

same personnel.

NYC, April 26, 1962

N2PW1949Brownskin Gal

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Candido, percussion.

NYC, May 14, 1962

N2PW2228Jungoso
N2PW2268Bluesongo

Sonny Rollins - What's New   RCA Victor (E) RD 2572

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez, percussion.

NYC, April 25, 1962

Don't Stop The Carnival

** also released on RCA Victor (E) SF 2572.

Sonny Rollins - Our Man In Jazz   RCA Victor LPM-2612

Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, July 27-30, 1962

Oleo
Dearly Beloved
Doxy

Sonny Rollins - European Concerts   Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502

Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Continental, 1962

Sonnymoon For Two

1963

Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry Vol. 1   Moon (It) MCD 053-2   1994

Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 15, 1963

Without A Song
On Green Dolphin Street
Solitude
Sonnymoon (aka Sonnymoon For Two)

Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry Vol. 2   Moon (It) MCD 054-2   1994

same session.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, January 15, 1963

52nd Street Theme
On Green Dolphin Street
Solitude
Without A Song

Sonny Rollins Quartet "Live" In Europe: Never Recorded Before   Unique Jazz (It) UJ 22   late 1970s

same personnel.

broadcast, L'Olympia, Paris, France, January 19, 1963

Solitude
On Green Dolphin Street
Without A Song
Sonnymoon For Two

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Live In Paris 1963   Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 101   early 1990s

same session.

broadcast, L'Olympia, Paris, France, January 19, 1963

Announcement By S. Rollins
Everything Happens To Me
52nd Street Theme

Sonny Rollins Quartet - Stuttgart 1963 Concert   Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 106   late 1970s

Don Cherry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, January 29, 1963

52nd St. Theme
On Green Dolphin Street
Sonnymoon For Two (as Sonneymoon For Two)

** also released on Sonny Rollins Quartet - Stuttgart 1963, Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5235 in 1981.

Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry Quartet - Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert   Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88645   2009

same session.

Liederhalle, Stuttgart, West Germany, January 29, 1963

Oleo

Sonny Rollins Quartet In Europe 1963 Vol. I   Jazz Up (It) JU-313   1989

Don Cherry, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Henry Grimes, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963

On Green Dolphin Street
Introduction
Without A Song
Oleo
Sonny's Tune
Sonny's Tune 2nd Version

Sonny Rollins Quartet In Europe 1963 Vol. II   Jazz Up (It) JU-314   1989

same session.

Falkoner Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963

52nd Street Theme
On Green Dolphin Street
Solitude
Without A Song

Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry - 3 In Jazz   RCA Victor LPM-2725

same personnel.

NYC, February 20, 1963

PPA1-3260I Could Write A Book
PPA1-3261You Are My Lucky Star
PPA1-3262There Will Never Be Another You

Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins - Sonny Meets Hawk!   RCA Victor LPM-2712

Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, July 15, 1963

PPA5-5402All The Things You Are
PPA5-5403Lover Man
PPA5-5404Yesterdays

Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Paul Bley, piano; Henry Grimes, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, July 18, 1963

PPA5-5406Just Friends
PPA5-5407At McKie's'
PPA5-5408Summertime

1964

Sonny Rollins - Now's The Time   RCA Victor LPM-2927

Thad Jones, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, January 20, 1964

RPA1-2901-1052nd Street Theme

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano #2,3; Ron Carter, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, February 14, 1964

1. RPA1-2904-FSt. Thomas
2. RPA1-2908-8Now's The Time
3. RPA1-2978-7'Round Midnight

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, February 18, 1964

RPA1-2907-CAfternoon In Paris

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, April 14, 1964

RPA1-2902-EBlue 'N' Boogie
RPA1-2903-DI Remember Clifford
RPA1-2906-DFour

Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge   RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11

Thad Jones, cornet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, January 20, 1964

RPA1-2903-8I Remember Clifford

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano #3-6; Ron Carter, bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

NYC, February 14, 1964

1. RPA1-2901-D52nd Street Theme
2. RPA1-2905-?Four II
3. RPA1-2905-AFour I
4. RPA1-2906-8Django
5. RPA1-2907-12Afternoon In Paris
6. RPA1-2910-3Now's The Time
7.St. Thomas

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, July 2, 1964

RPA1-6025-3Winter Wonderland
RPA1-6026-6When You Wish Upon A Star

Sonny Rollins - The Standard   RCA Victor LPM-3355

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Jim Hall, guitar; David Izenzon, Teddy Smith, bass; Stu Martin, drums.

NYC, June 11, 1964

RPA1-4388Trav'lin' Light

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, June 23, 1964

RPA1-7091I'll Be Seeing You

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar #1; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, June 24, 1964

1. RPA1-4393My Ship
2. RPA1-7090-1Three Little Words
3. RPA1-7092-1Night And Day

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, June 26, 1964

RPA1-4395Love Letters
RPA1-4396Long Ago And Far Away

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, July 2, 1964

RPA1-4399It Could Happen To You
RPA1-6024My One And Only Love

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

NYC, July 9, 1964

RPA1-6029-1Autumn Nocturne

1965

Sonny Rollins - There Will Never Be Another You   Impulse! IA-9349   1978

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 - On Impulse!   Impulse! A-91   1965

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Walter Booker, bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 8, 1965

90323On Green Dolphin Street
90324Everything Happens To Me
90325Three Little Words
90328Hold 'Em Joe
90329Blue Room

** also released on Impulse! AS-91 in 1965, IMPD-223 in 1997.

Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe   Unique Jazz (It) UJ 29   late 1970s

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Kenny Drew, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

broadcast, Berlin Jazz Festival, Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965

Oleo
Sonny's Blues

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966

Lover

Sonny Rollins Trio - Live In Europe '65   Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 118   1991

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.

live in Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark and Johanneshow Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, November 1 and 2, 1965

Night And Day
Sonnymoon For Two
Medley: Oleo / Sonnymoon For Two / Three Little Words

Sonny Rollins Trio, Ornette Coleman Trio - The Paris Concert   Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 121/22   1991

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Gilbert Rovere, bass; Art Taylor, drums.

Salle De La Mutualite, Paris, France, 1st set, November 4, 1965

I Can't Get Started
Three Little Words
There Will Never Be Another You

Sonny Rollins - In Paris   Jazzway (It) LLM-1501   1985

same session.

Salle De La Mutualite, Paris, France, 1st set, November 4, 1965

Medley-Part One: I Can't Get Started
Medley-Part One: Three Little Words
Medley-Part One: I Can't Get Started
Medley-Part One: Three Little Words
Medley-Part One: St. Thomas
Medley-Part Two: There Will Never Be Another You
Medley-Part Two: When I Grow Too Old To Dream
Medley-Part Two: Mademoiselle De Paris

1966

Sonny Rollins - Alfie (Soundtrack)   Impulse! A-9111   1966

J.J. Johnson, trombone #1,2; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone #3-6; Phil Woods, alto sax; Bob Ashton, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Roger Kellaway, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Walter Booker, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1966

1. 90466Alfie's Theme Differently
2. 90467Street Runner With Child
3. 90468Transition Theme For Minor Blues Or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
4. 90469He's Younger Than You Are
5. 90470On Impulse
6. 90471Alfie's Theme

** also released on Impulse! AS-9111 in 1966, IMPD-224 in 1997.

Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Run Down   Impulse! A-9121   1966

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet #3; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1966

1. 90570Blessing In Disguise
2. 90571We Kiss In A Shadow
3. 90572East Broadway Run Down

** also released on Impulse! AS-9121 in 1966, IMPD-161 in 1995.

Max Roach Quintet & Sonny Rollins Trio - Graz 1963 Concert   Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108   late 1970s

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966

Love Walked In (as Title Unknown)
Poinciana

1968

Sonny Rollins - In Denmark 1   Moon (It) MCD 037-2   1992

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath as Al Heith, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1968

Four
Naima

Sonny Rollins - In Denmark 2   Moon (It) MCD 038-2   1992

same session.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 6, 1968

Three Little Words
St. Thomas
Sonny Moon For Two
Medley
When Lights Are Low

Sonny Rollins - In Copenhagen 1968 - The Full Session   SSJ (J) XQAM-1628   2014

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Albert Heath, drums.

Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 8, 1968

Four
On Green Dolphin Street
St. Thomas

1972 (age 42)

Sonny Rollins' Next Album   Milestone MSP 9042   1972

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 sax; 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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-312, OJCCD-312-2.

1973

Sonny Rollins - Horn Culture   Milestone M-9051   1973

Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Mtume, percussion, piano #1-5.

NYC, June and July, 1973;
Berkeley, CA, 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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-314, OJCCD-314-2.

Sonny Rollins Quintet/Jackie McLean Quintet In Concert - Chateauvallon 1973 - The <<Jazz>> Collection   Editoriale Pantheon (It) JCD 04

Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano, electric piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; David Lee, drums.

live in Chateauvallon, France, August 21, 1973

St. Thomas
Alfie's Theme

Sonny Rollins In Japan   Victor (J) SMJ-6030

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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 (aka Mack The Knife)

1974

Sonny Rollins - The Cutting Edge   Milestone M-9059   1974

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Rufus Harley, bagpipes #5; Stanley Cowell, piano; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; David Lee, drums; Mtume, congas.

Montreux Jazz Festival, 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 released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-468, OJCCD-468-2.

Sonny Rollins - First Moves   Jazz Door (G) JD 1271

Rufus Harley, soprano sax, bagpipes; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Yoshiaki Masuo, guitar; Gene Perla, bass; David Lee, drums.

radio broadcast, German radio station: Deutschlandradio Kultur, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 12, 1974

First Moves
Look For The Silver Lining
To A Wild Rose
Alfie's Theme

1975

Sonny Rollins - Nucleus   Milestone M-9064   1975

Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, 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

Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Eddie Moore, drums; Mtume, congas, percussion.

Gwaligo

Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums; Mtume, congas, percussion.

Azalea

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

Newkleus

Raul De Souza, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bennie Maupin, tenor sax, bass clarinet, saxello, Lyricon; George Duke, piano, electric piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Roy McCurdy, drums.

My Reverie

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-620, OJCCD-620-2.

1976

Sonny Rollins - The Way I Feel   Milestone M-9074   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, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; 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

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.

Love Reborn

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, soprano sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.

The Way I Feel About You

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Patrice Rushen, piano, electric piano, Clavinet, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Alex Blake, electric bass; Billy Cobham, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion.

Charm Baby

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-666-2.

Sonny Rollins - Island Lady   Joker (J) UPS-2062-KR   1977

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mike Wolff, piano; Aurell Ray, guitar; Don Pate, bass; Eddie Moore, drums.

live in Turin, Italy, November 12, 1976

Don't Stop The Carnival
Charm Baby
Keep Hold Of Yourself (as Keep Old Yourself)
Easy Living
Lucille
Island Lady
Strode Rode

** also released on Lotus (It) ORL 8292 in 1979?, LOP 14.065 in 1980; Passport (It) LPPS 11.107 in 1980.

1977

Sonny Rollins - Easy Living   Milestone M-9080   1978

Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; 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

Isn't She Lovely

Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Duke, keyboards; Charles Icarus Johnson, guitar; Paul Jackson, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.

Down The Line
My One And Only Love
Arroz Con Pollo
Hear What I'm Saying

Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; George Duke, keyboards; Paul Jackson, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.

Easy Living

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-893-2.

1978

Sonny Rollins - Don't Stop The Carnival   Milestone M-55005   1979

Donald Byrd, trumpet, flugelhorn #5-9; Sonny Rollins, tenor, soprano sax; 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 and 15, 1978

1.Don't Stop The Carnival
2.Silver City
3.Autumn Nocturne
4.Camel
5.Nobody Else But Me
6.Non-Cents
7.A Child's Prayer
8.President Hayes
9.Sais

** also released on Milestone MCD-55005-2.

Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner - Milestone Jazzstars In Concert   Milestone M-55006   1979

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Masonic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, September 22, 1978;
University Of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, October 15, 1978;
Yale University, New Haven, CT, October 22, 1978

The Cutting Edge

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.

Continuum

Sonny Rollins, soprano sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Nubia

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

N.O. Blues

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano.

In A Sentimental Mood

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ron Carter, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Don't Stop The Carnival

** also released on Milestone MCD-55006-2 in 1991.

1979

Sonny Rollins - Don't Ask   Milestone M-9090   1979

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax, 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
2.The File
3.Disco Monk
4.My Ideal
5.Don't Ask
6.Tai-Chi
7.And Then, My Love, I Found You

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-915-2.

1980 (age 50)

Sonny Rollins - Love At First Sight   Milestone M-9098   1980

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; George Duke, acoustic piano #1,4, electric piano #2,3,5; Stanley Clarke, electric bass guitar #1,3,5,6, Framus electric upright bass #2,4; Al Foster, drums #1-3,5; Bill Summers, congas, percussion #1,3,5; on Sonny Rollins, Lyricon #2.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
additional recording: Aura Sound Studios, NYC, May 9-12, 1980

1.Little Lu
2.The Dream That We Fell Out Of
3.Strode Rode
4.The Very Thought Of You
5.Caress
6.Double Feature

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-753-2 in 1992.

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You   Rolling Stones COC 16052   1981

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; The Rolling Stones, rock band.

Los Angeles, CA, 1980

Slave
Waiting On A Friend

** also released on Rolling Stones FC 40502 in 1986.

1981

Sonny Rollins - No Problem   Milestone M-9104   1982

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Bobby Broom, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Tony Williams, drums.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, December 9-15, 1981

No Problem
Here You Come Again
Jo Jo
Coconut Bread
Penny Saved
Illusions
Joyous Lake

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1014-2 in 1999.

1982

Sonny Rollins - Reel Life   Milestone M-9108   1982

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, electric guitar; Yoshiaki Masuo, electric guitar #1,2,4,6,7, acoustic guitar #3; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; on Jack DeJohnette, congas, maracas #3; Bob Cranshaw, Yoshiaki Masuo, Lucille Rollins, claves, cabasa, cowbell #3.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 17-22, 1982

1.Reel Life
2.McGhee
3.Rosita's Best Friend
4.Sonny Side Up
5.My Little Brown Book
6.Best Wishes
7.Solo Reprise (Sonny)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-31335-02 in 2009.

1983

Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins - Dream Teams   Bugsy BGS 034/2

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Pat Metheny, electric guitar; Alphonso Johnson, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Yomiuri Land, Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983

Coconut Bread
Don't Stop The Carnival
Mc Ghee
Moritat (aka Mack The Knife)

Sonny Rollins - The Meeting   All Of Us AS 40

same session.

Yomiuri Land, Open Theater East, Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983

Mc Ghee
The Meeting

1984

Sonny Rollins - Sunny Days, Starry Nights   Milestone M-9122   1984

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, Yamaha electric grand #1,4,6, Yamaha acoustic grand #2,3,5, celeste #3, Yamaha DX7 synthesizer #4; Russell Blake, electric bass; Tommy Campbell, drums; + Lucille Rollins, cowbell #1,6.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, January 23-27, 1984

1.Mava Mava
2.I'm Old Fashioned
3.Wynton
4.Tell Me You Love Me
5.I'll See You Again
6.Kilauea

** also released on Milestone MCD-9122-2 in 1980s.

1985

Sonny Rollins - The Solo Album   Milestone M-9137   1985

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.

The Sculpture Garden Of The Museum Of Modern Art, NYC, July 19, 1985

Soloscope (Part 1)
Soloscope (Part 2)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-956-2 in 1997.

Sonny Rollins - Just Once   Jazz Door (G) JD 12121

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, keyboards; Jerome Harris, bass; Tommy Campbell, drums.

circa 1985

Just Once
Autumn Nocturne
I'm Old Fashioned
Allison
St. Thomas

1986

Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man   Milestone M-9150   1987

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.

Opus 40, Saugerties, NY, August 16, 1986;
additional recording: Manhattan Recording Studios, NYC, April 9, 1987

G-Man
Kim
Don't Stop The Carnival

** also released on Milestone MCD-9150-2 in 1987.

Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man   Milestone MCD-9150-2   1987

same session.

Opus 40, Saugerties, NY, August 16, 1986;
additional recording: Manhattan Recording Studios, NYC, April 9, 1987

Tenor Madness

** originally released on Milestone M-9150 in 1987 + 1 bonus track.

1987

Sonny Rollins - Dancing In The Dark   Milestone M-9155   1987

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, Fender Rhodes electric piano #1,6, Yamaha acoustic grand #2-5,7; Jerome Harris, electric bass, rhythm guitar #6; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 15-25, 1987

1.Just Once
2.O.T.Y.O.G.
3.Promise
4.Duke Of Iron
5.Dancing In The Dark
6.I'll String Along With You
7.Allison

** also released on Milestone MCD-9155-2 in 1988.

Sonny Rollins - Dancing In The Dark   Milestone MCD-9155-2   1988

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, Yamaha acoustic grand; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 15-25, 1987

Allison (alternate take)

** originally released on Milestone M-9155 in 1987 + 1 bonus track.

1989

Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz   Milestone M-9179   1989

Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Jeff Watts, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, June 3, 1989

For All We Know
I Should Care

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums #1.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 5, 1989

1.Tennessee Waltz
2.Little Girl Blue

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, acoustic piano, KORG M-1; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, September 9, 1989

Falling In Love With Love
Sister

** also released on Milestone MCD-9179-2 in 1990.

Sonny Rollins - Falling In Love With Jazz   Milestone MCD-9179-2   1990

same session.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, September 9, 1989

Amanda

** originally released on Milestone M-9179 in 1989 + 1 bonus track.

1991 (age 61)

Sonny Rollins - Here's To The People   Milestone MCD-9194-2   1991

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Steve Jordan, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 10, 1991

Here's To The People
Lucky Day

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 17, 1991

Doc Phil

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Steve Jordan, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 24, 1991

Why Was I Born
Someone To Watch Over Me
Long Ago And Far Away

Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 27, 1991

I Wish I Knew
Young Roy

1993

Sonny Rollins - Old Flames   Milestone MCD-9215-2   1993

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric, acoustic bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums; with brass choir: Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling, flugelhorn #1,7; Clifton Anderson, trombone #1,7; Alex Brofsky, French horn #1,7; Bob Stewart, tuba #1,7; Jimmy Heath, arranger, conductor #1,7.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, July and August, 1993

1.Darn That Dream
2.Where Or When
3.My Old Flame
4.Times Slimes
5.I See Your Face Before Me
6.Delia
7.Prelude To A Kiss

1995

Sonny Rollins + 3   Milestone MCD-9250-2   1996

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, August 30, 1995

They Say It's Wonderful
Cabin In The Sky

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, October 7, 1995

What A Difference A Day Made
Biji
Mona Lisa
H.S.
I've Never Been In Love Before

1998

Sonny Rollins - Global Warming   Milestone MCD-9280-2   1998

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, January 7, 1998

Echo-Side Blue
Mother Nature's Blues
Change Partners

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano, kalimba #2; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Victor See Yuen, percussion.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, February 28, 1998

1.Island Lady
2.Global Warming
3.Clear-Cut Boogie

2000 (age 70)

Sonny Rollins - This Is What I Do   Milestone MCD-9310-2   2000

Clifton Anderson, trombone #2,3; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, May 8 and 9, 2000

1.Salvador
2.Sweet Leilani
3.A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
4.The Moon Of Manakoora

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums.

Clinton Recording Studios, NYC, July 29, 2000

Did You See Harold Vick
Charles M.

2001

Sonny Rollins - Without A Song - The 9/11 Concert   Milestone MCD-9342-2   2005

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano, kalimba #2; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001

1.Without A Song
2.Global Warming
3.Introductions
4.A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
5.Why Was I Born
6.Where Or When

2005

Sonny Rollins - Sonny, Please   Doxy Records (F) 0602517086203   2006

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric, acoustic bass #3,5; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion; + Joe Corsello, drums #6.

Avatar Studios, Studio A, NYC, December 20 and 21, 2005;
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, January 13, 2006;
Avatar Studios, Studio B, NYC, February 9 and 10, 2006

1.Sonny, Please
2.Someday I'll Find You
3.Nishi
4.Stairway To The Stars
5.Remembering Tommy
6.Serenade
7.Park Palace Parade

2008

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 1   Doxy Records (F) 0602517815612   2008

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Bobby Broom, guitar; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.

released 2008;
Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 25, 1986;
La Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Umea Jazz Festival, Umea, Sweden, October 25, 1980;
Jazz Jamboree, Congress Hall, Warsaw, Poland, October 23, 1980;
Pantheon Tama, Tama City, Japan, June 8, 2000;
Royal Theatre, Victoria, Canada, June 24, 2007;
Carnegie Hall, NYC, September 18, 2007

Best Wishes

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

More Than You Know

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, electric bass; Al Foster, drums.

Blossom

same session.

Easy Living

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Victor See-Yuen, percussion.

Tenor Madness

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

Nice Lady

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Christian McBride, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Some Enchanted Evening

2011 (age 81)

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 2   Doxy Records (F) 0602527749723   2011

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

released 2011;
Sappoto Shimin Hall, Sapporo, Japan, October 1, 2010;
Beacon Theatre, NYC, September 10, 2010;
Tokyo International Forum Hall, Forum A, Tokyo, Japan, October 7, 2010

They Say It's Wonderful

Jim Hall, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

In A Sentimental Mood

Ornette Coleman, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Christian McBride, acoustic bass; Roy Haynes, drums.

Sonnymoon For Two

Roy Hargrove, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

I Can't Get Started

same session.

Rain Check

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Russell Malone, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, electric bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

St. Thomas

2014

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 3   Doxy Records (Eu) 88843049982   2014

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

released 2014;
Saitama City Culture Center, Saitama, Japan, November 11, 2001;
Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012;
Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St Louis, MO, September 19, 2009;
Le Chapiteau, Marciac, France, August 11, 2007;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012

Biji

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

Someday I'll Find You

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

Patanjali

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax.

Solo Sonny

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Steve Jordan, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

Why Was I Born

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

Don't Stop The Carnival

2016

Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol. 4 - Holding The Stage   Doxy Records (Eu) 88875192752   2016

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Jerome Jennings, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

released 2016;
Barbican, London, England, November 24, 2007;
Palais Longchamp, Marseille, France, July 25, 2012;
Struny Podzimu, Prague, Czech Republic, October 30, 2012;
Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, October 23, 1996;
Riihiketo School, Pori, Finland, July 13, 1979;
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001;
La Halle aux Grains, Toulouse, France, May 15, 2006;
Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA, September 15, 2001

In A Sentimental Mood

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Peter Bernstein, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Kobie Watkins, drums; Sammy Figueroa, percussion.

Professor Paul

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Saul Rubin, guitar.

Mixed Emotions

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Harold Summey Jr., drums; Victor See Yuen, percussion.

Keep Hold Of Yourself

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Mark Soskin, piano; Jerome Harris, bass; Al Foster, drums.

Disco Monk

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

You're Mine, You

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bobby Broom, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Victor Lewis, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

H.S.

Clifton Anderson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Stephen Scott, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Perry Wilson, drums; Kimati Dinizulu, percussion.

Medley: Sweet Leilani
Medley: Solo (Rollins only)
Medley: Don't Stop The Carnival