SONNY ROLLINS with THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET [CD]

Prestige 1988, uusintapainos, alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1967

Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (also released as Sonny & the Stars) is a 1956 compilation album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, featuring his earliest recordings for the Prestige label under his leadership, including four tracks performed by Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke), eight tracks where Kenny Drew and Art Blakey replace Lewis, Jackson, and Clarke, and one track with Miles Davis on piano

1 The Stopper
2 Almost Like Being in Love
3 No Moe
4 In a Sentimental Mood
5 Scoops
6 With a Song in My Heart
7 Newk’s Fadeaway
8 Time on My Hands
9 This Love of Mine
10 Shadrack
11 On a Slow Boat to China
12 Mambo Bounce
13 I Know

Tracks 1-4

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• John Lewis – piano
• Milt Jackson – vibes
• Percy Heath – bass
• Kenny Clarke – drums

Tracks 5-12

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Drew – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Track 13

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Miles Davis – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Roy Haynes – drums