Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (1957)

A great compilation of Sonny’s work heralding from 1957 and his time with Riverside. He surrounds himself with an exciting array of players all well-known contemporaries of equal status. An LP full of jazz standards and two of his own tunes. The majority of the tracks come from his album ‘The Sound Of Sonny’ and two from ‘Jazz Contrasts’ led by Kenny Dorham.

Jazzland Records, JLP 972, 1962

Recorded 19^th June, 1957 (#A1-A3); 12^th June 1957 (#A4,B1);

27^th May, 1957 (#B2) & 21^st May, 1957 (#B3)

At Reeves Sound Studios, New York City

Musicians:

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone

Kenny Dorham - Trumpet (#B2,B3)

Betty Glamann - Harp (#B2)

Sonny Clark - Piano (#A1,A3-B1)

Hank Jones - Piano (#B2,B3)

Paul Chambers - Bass (#A1-A3)

Percy Heath - Bass (#A4,B1)

Oscar Pettiford - Bass (#B2,B3)

Roy Haynes - Drums (#A1-B1)

Max Roach - Drums (#B2,B3)

Tracks:

A1. Funky Blues Hotel {Sonny Rollins} (6:00)

A2. The Last Time I Saw Paris {Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern} (2:55)

A3. What Is There To Say? {E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke} (4:54)

A4. Cutie {Sonny Rollins} (5:52)

B1. Mangoes {Sid Wayne, Dee Libbey} (5:32)

B2. My Old Flame {Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston} (5:22)

B3. La Villa {Kenny Dorham} (7:01)

Credits:

Producer - Orrin Keepnews

Recording & Remastering Engineer - Jack Higgins

Album Design - Ken Deardoff

Liner Notes - Joe Goldberg

Notes:

Compilation of tracks from Riverside albums:

Various - Blues For Tomorrow [RLP-243]

Sonny Rollins - The Sound Of Sonny [RLP-241]

Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts [RLP-239]

Barney and More Barney at The Club St Germain

My buddy Robert (french pronunciation) didn't stop with just the Roy Haynes disc, he also included both volumes of this epic live set from The Club St. Germain featuring American expats Kenny Dorham and Duke Jordan.along with French bassist  Paul Rovere and young Swiss drummer Daniel Humair.

This is some truly lovely music played here. All the participants share a reverence for 'The Song' as opposed to pyrotechnics and gymnastics, the result is quite refreshing. Wilen is by this time 21 or 22 and a more mature player than on the Haynes set. He has scored films, recorded with Miles and several other Giants of Jazz - all in all a rather impressive resume' for such a youngster.

It would appear that these recordings have become somewhat rare since their last reissue, hope you enjoy them.

Charlie Parker Memorial Concert

Charlie Parker Memorial Concert
Cadet Records – 2CA 60002
 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, 1970

A1 Billie's Bounce        
A2 Just Friends        
B1 Scrapple From The Apple        
B2 Summertime        
C1 Ornithology        
C2 Groovin' High        
D1 Yardbird Suite        
D2 Now's The Time        
D3 Parker's Mood        
D4 Disappointed/Oh, Lady Be Good (Medley)

    Alto Saxophone – Vi Redd (tracks: C1)
    Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Lee Konitz (tracks: B1, C2, D1 to D4)
    Bass – Rufus Reid
    Drums – Philly Joe Jones* (tracks: B1, C2, D1 to D4), Roy Haynes (tracks: A1), Wilbur Campbell (tracks: A2, B2, C1)
    Piano – Jodie Christian (tracks: A1, C1), John Young (16) (tracks: B1, C2, D1 to D4), Richard Abrams* (tracks: A2, B2)
    Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: A1), Joe Daly* (tracks: A2, B2), Von Freeman (tracks: A1)
    Trumpet – Howard McGhee (tracks: C1), Kenny Dorham (tracks: A2, B2), Red Rodney (tracks: A1)
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Arthur Hoyle (tracks: B1, C2, D1 to D4)
    Trumpet, Violin – Ray Nance (tracks: A2, B2)
    Vocalese – Eddie Jefferson (tracks: B1, C2, D1 to D4)