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Saxophone Colossus : The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

Saxophone Colossus : The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

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Explore the captivating journey of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins in this comprehensive biography by Aidan Levy. This meticulously researched work delves into the life and music of one of jazz's most influential figures, offering an intimate look at his career and personal life. Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award in 2023, this biography provides an in-depth narrative that highlights Rollins' contributions to jazz and his enduring legacy. With 800 pages of insightful content, readers will uncover the stories behind Rollins' groundbreaking compositions and performances, making it an essential read for jazz enthusiasts and music historians alike.
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Explore the captivating journey of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins in this comprehensive biography by Aidan Levy. This meticulously researched work delves into the life and music of one of jazz's most influential figures, offering an intimate look at his career and personal life. Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award in 2023, this biography provides an in-depth narrative that highlights Rollins' contributions to jazz and his enduring legacy. With 800 pages of insightful content, readers will uncover the stories behind Rollins' groundbreaking compositions and performances, making it an essential read for jazz enthusiasts and music historians alike.
Track Listing

CD1 Art Blakey Jazz Messengers: Caravan

Caravan

Sweet 'N' Sour

In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

This Is For Albert

Skylark

Thermo

Thermo (Take 2)

Sweet 'N' Sour (Take4)

CD2 Art Pepper: Meets The Rhythm Section

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

Red Pepper Blues

Imagination

Waltz Me Blues

Straight Life

Jazz Me Blues

Tin Tin Deo

Star Eyes

Birks' Works

CD3: Abbey Lincoln: Abbey Is Blue

Afro-Blue

Lonely House

Let Up

Thursday's Child

Brother, Where Are You?

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

Come Sunday

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Lost In The Stars

Long As You're Living

CD4 Barney Kessel With Shelly Manne And Ray Brown: The Poll Winners

Jordu

Satin Doll

It Could Happen To You

Mean To Me

Don't Worry 'Bout Me

On Green Dolphin Street

You Go To My Head

Minor Mood

Nagasaki

CD5 Benny Carter: Jazz Giant

Old Fashioned Love

I'm Coming Virginia

A Walkin' Thing

Blue Lou

Ain't She Sweet

How Can You Lose

Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me

CD6 Bill Evans Trio: Waltz For Debby

My Foolish Heart

Waltz For Debby (Take 2)

Waltz For Debby (Take 1)

Detour Ahead (Take 2)

Detour Ahead (Take 1)

My Romance (Take 1)

My Romance (Take 2)

Some Other Time

Milestones

Porgy (I Loves You, Porgy)

CD7 Bill Evans Trio: Portrait In Jazz

Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 5)

Autumn Leaves

Witchcraft

When I Fall In Love

Peri's Scope

What Is This Thing Called Love?

Spring Is Here

Someday My Prince Will Come

Blue In Green (Take 3)

Come Rain Or Come Shine (Take 4)

Autumn Leaves (Take 9, Monaural)

Blue In Green (Take 1)

Blue In Green (Take 2)

CD8 Bobby Timmons: This Here Is Bobby Timmons

This Here

Moanin'

Lush Life

The Party'S Over

Prelude To A Kiss

Dat Dere

My Funny Valentine

Come Rain Or Come Shine

Joy Ride

CD9 Cannonball Adderley Quintet: In San Francisco

A Few Words By Cannonball… And This Here

Spontaneous Combustion

Hi-Fly

You Got It!

Bohemia After Dark (Aka Birdland After Dark)

Straight, No Chaser

This Here (Alternate Take)*

You Got It! (Alternate Take)*

CD10 Chet Baker: Chet

Alone Together

How High The Moon

It Never Entered My Mind

'Tis Autumn

If You Could See Me Now

September Song

You'D Be So Nice To Come Home To

Time On My Hands (You In My Arms)

You And The Night And The Music

Early Morning Mood

CD11 Coleman Hawkins: The Hawk Flies High

Chant

Juicy Fruit

Think Deep

Laura

Blue Lights

Sancticity

CD12 Eric Dolphy: At The Five Spot, Vol.1

Fire Waltz

Bee Vamp

The Prophet

Bee Vamp(Alternate Take)

CD13 John Coltrane: Soultrane

Good Bait

I Want To Talk About You

You Say You Care

Theme For Ernie

Russian Lullaby

CD14 John Coltrane: Lush Life

Like Someone In Love

I Love You

Trane'S Slo Blues

Lush Life

I Hear A Rhapsody

CD15 Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane

Freight Trane

I Never Knew

Lyresto

Why Was I Born?

Big Paul

CD16 Kenny Dorham: Quiet Kenny

Lotus Blossom

My Ideal

Blue Friday

Alone Together

Blue Spring Shuffle

I Had The Craziest Dream

Old Folks

Mack The Knife

CD17 The Kenny Drew Trio: Pal Joey

Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered

Do It The Hard Way

I Didn't Know What Time It Was

Happy Hunting Horn

I Could Write A Book

What Is A Man?

My Funny Valentine

The Lady Is A Tramp

CD18 King Pleasure Sings Annie Ross Sings

Red Top

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Sometimes I'm Happy

This Is Always

What Can I Say (After I Say I'm Sorry)

Don't Get Scared

Parker's Mood

I'm Gone

I'm In The Mood For Love

Exclamation Blues

You're Crying

Funk Junction

Twisted

Farmer's Market

The Time Was Right

Annie's Lament

CD19 The Miles Davis Quintet: Cookin'

My Funy Valentine

Blues By Five

Airegin

Tune-Up / When Lights Are Low

CD20 The Miles Davis Quintet: Steamin'

Surrey With The Fringe On Top

Salt Peanuts

Something I Dreamed Last Night

Diane

Well, You Needn't

When I Fall In Love

CD21 Modern Jazz Quartet: Django

Django

One Bass Hit

La Ronde Suite

The Queen's Fancy

Delaunay's Dilemma

Autumn In New York

But Not For Me

Milano

CD22 Nat Adderley: Work Song

Work Song

Pretty Memory

I've Got A Crush On You

Mean To Me

Fallout

Sack Of Woe

My Heart Stood Still

Violets For Your Furs

Scrambled Eggs

CD23 Red Garland Trio: Groovy

C-Jam Blues

Gone Again

Will You Still Be Mine?

Willow Weep For Me

What Can I Say (After I Say I'm Sorry?)

Hey Now

CD24 Ray Bryant Trio

Golden Earrings

Angel Eyes

Blues Changes

Splittin'

Django

The Thrill Is Gone

Daahoud

Sonar

CD25 Shelly Manne & His Friends: My Fair Lady

Get Me To The Church On Time

On The Street Where You Live

I'Ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face

Wouldn't It Be Loverly

Ascot Gavotte

Show Me

With A Little Bit Of Luck

I Could Have Danced All Night

CD26 Sonny Rollins: Saxophone Colossus

St. Thomas

You Don'T Know What Love Is

Strode Rode

Moritat

Blue 7

CD27 Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell & J.J. Johnson

All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

Sonny Side

Bud'S Blues

Sunset

Fine And Dandy [Take 1]

Fine And Dandy [Take 2]

Strike Up The Band

I Want To Be Happy

Taking A Chance On Love

Afternoon In Paris [Take 1][*]

Afternoon In Paris [Take 2]

Elora [Take 1]

Elora [Take 2]

Teapot [Take 1]

Teapot [Take 2]

Blue Mode [Take 1]

Blue Mode [Take 2]

CD28 Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners

Brilliant Corners

Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are

Pannonica

I Surrender, Dear

Bemsha Swing

CD29 Wes Montgomery: The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of

Airegin

D-Natural Blues

Polka Dots And Moonbeams

Four On Six

West Coast Blues

In Your Own Sweet Way

Mr Walker

Gone With The Wind

CD30 Wynton Kelly: Kelly Blue

Kelly Blue

Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me

On Green Dolphin Street

Willow Weep For Me

Keep It Moving(Take 4)

Keep It Moving(Take 3)

Old Clothes

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