Complete 1949-1951 Prestige Studio Sessions

~ Release by Sonny Rollins (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone all tracks

CD1 Tracks 1 - 4
Kenny Dorham, trumpet
J.J. Johnson, trombone
John Lewis, piano
Leonard Gaskin, bass
Max Roach, drums
CD1 Tracks 5 - 9
Miles Davis, trumpet, piano # 9
Bennie Green, trombone except # 7 & 9
John Lewis, piano except #9
Percy Heath, bass
Roy Haynes, drums
CD1 tracks 10 - 13 & CD2 Tracks 1 - 3
Miles Davis, trumpet
Jackie McLean, alto sax except # 15 & 16
Walter Bishop Jr, piano
Tommy Potter, bass
Art Blakey, drums
CD2 tracks 4 - 11
Kenny Drew, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Art Blakey, drums

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-22 03:46 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Elysee
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1949-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1949-05-26)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-05-26)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-26)
3:10
2Opus V
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-05-26)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1949-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1949-05-26)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-05-26)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-26)
2:42
3Hi-Lo
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1949-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1949-05-26)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-05-26)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-26)
2:45
4Fox Hunt
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-05-26)
double bass:
Leonard Gaskin (on 1949-05-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-05-26)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1949-05-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1949-05-26)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1949-05-26)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1949-05-26)
2:47
5Morpheus
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-17) and Bernie Green (American space age pop composer) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Morpheus (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
2:22
6Down
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-17) and Bernie Green (American space age pop composer) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-17)
recording of:
Down (on 1951-01-17)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:52
7Blue Room
double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
instrumental recording of:
Blue Room (on 1951-01-17)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
3:00
8Whispering
bass, double bass and double bass [bass]:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) (on 1951-01-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1951-01-17)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-17)
cover recording of:
Whispering (on 1951-01-17)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
instrumental cover recording of:
Whispering (on 1951-01-17)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
recording of:
Whispering
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
3:03
9I Know
miscellaneous support:
Bob Weinstock (task: supervised by)
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-01-17)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1953-01-22)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke and Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1951-01-17, on 1953-01-22)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-01-17, on 1953-01-22)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-01-17, on 1953-01-22)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
recording of:
I Know (on 1953-01-22)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
2:33
10Conception
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Charles Mingus (on 1951-10-05) and Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Conception (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
4:03
11Out of the Blue
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Out of the Blue (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) and Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Second Floor Music
6:17
12Denial
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05) and Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
bass and double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Denial (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music and Second Floor Music
5:41
13It's Only a Paper Moon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
instrumental recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon (on 1951-10-05)
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:24
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1Bluing
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Bluing (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Second Floor Music
9:56
2Dig
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1951-10-05)
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
recording of:
Dig (on 1951-10-05)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
publisher:
Jazz Horn Music and Second Floor Music
7:35
3My Old Flame
producer:
Bob Weinstock
alto saxophone:
Jackie McLean (jazz saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
double bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1951-10-05)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-10-05)
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist) (on 1951-10-05)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-10-05)
trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1951-10-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fantasy, Inc. (not for release label use!) and Prestige (American jazz label)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-10-05)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Old Flame (on 1951-10-05)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
6:34
4Time on My Hands
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
Time on My Hands (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
2:43
5Mambo Bounce
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
recording of:
Mambo Bounce (on 1951-12-17)
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
2:24
6This Love of Mine
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
This Love of Mine (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
composer:
Sol Parker (songwriter) and Henry Sanicola
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
2:26
7Shadrack
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
2:34
8On a Slow Boat to China
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
instrumental recording of:
On a Slow Boat to China (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL UK Publishing, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
2:41
9With a Song in My Heart
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
instrumental recording of:
With a Song in My Heart (on 1951-12-17)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1929)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Imagen Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:08
10Scoops
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke, Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet) and Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson
recording of:
Scoops
composer:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist)
2:15
11Newk's Fadeaway
miscellaneous support:
Ira Gitler (task: supervised by)
bass and double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1951-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Percy Heath and Art Blakey (on 1951-12-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1951-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1951-12-17)
3:11