{"title":"Sonny Rollins","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop Sonny Rollins at Shopmusic247: vinyl and CD. Find albums, reissues, deluxe editions and coloured vinyl, shipped across Canada from our Ontario warehouse. Free standard shipping on orders over $150.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-without-a-song-the-9-11-co-cd","title":"Sonny Rollins - Without a Song the 9\/11 Co - [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Sonny Rollins comes Without a Song the 9\/11 Co, a jazz album on Fantasy. This is the CD edition. This edition was released on October 11, 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWITHOUT a SONG was recorded at a Boston concert four days after the attacks on 9\/11, when Sonny himself was evacuated from his lover Manhattan apartment. It is a moving demonstration of the healing power of music in genreal and the vast inventiveness, glorious sweep, and aheer vitality of Sonny Rollins' music in particular. The raw-boned sound and spellbinding solos of the Harlem-born, septuagenarian make Sonny Rollins the \"Saxophone Colossus.\" On this live date, recorded in Boston four days after the horrific September 11th attacks in New York ? which Rollins witnessed ? the leader and his band mates: trombonist (and nephew) Clifton Anderson, bassist Bob Cranshaw, pianist Stephen Scott, African percussionist Kimati Dinizuli, and drummer Perry Wilson, unleash the healing power of music. Armed with wood, ivory, brass and steel, they played snappy and soulful renditions of the standards \"A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square,\" \"Why Was I Born?,\" \"Where or When,\" and the title track. The lone Rollins selection, an original calypso entitled \"Global Warming,\" is a worthy successor to his classic \"St. Thomas.\" The legendary saxophonist is a master of thematic improvisation, as he bends, molds and transmutes the DNA of each song, and uplifts the audience, through the undying power of art.--Eugene Holley, Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47583186911450,"sku":"025218934220","price":21.76,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/WITHOUTASONGTHE911CO025218934220_zuclht.jpg?v=1770960602"},{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-newks-time-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-vinyl","title":"Sonny Rollins - Newk's Time (Blue Note Classic Series) - [Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eNewk's Time (Blue Note Classic Series) is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins on Blue Note Records. This is the vinyl edition. This edition was released on December 15, 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonny Rollins first appeared on a Blue Note recording session in 1949 as part of Bud Powell's Modernists during a period when the saxophonist was coming up on the scene and cutting his teeth alongside bebop innovators including Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis. After he began leading his own record dates in the 1950s, Rollins hooked up with Alfred Lion again and recorded four tremendous albums for Blue Note in less than a year between December 1956 and November 1957. Following two quintet dates that were released as Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 and Vol. 2, the saxophone colossus returned to Van Gelder Studio in September 1957 with a quartet comprised of pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Philly Joe Jones to record Newk's Time (the album title was a reference to his nickname Newk due to his resemblance to Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe). Rollins \u0026amp; Co. Romp through a typically eclectic set that includes pieces by his jazz peers (Miles Davis' \"Tune Up\" \u0026amp; Kenny Dorham's \"Asiatic Raes\"), Broadway showtunes (the saxophone-drums duet \"Surrey with the Fringe on Top\" \u0026amp; the sumptuous \"Namely You\"), pop songs (\"Wonderful! 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Released in cooperation with Sonny Rollins and for the first time on vinyl, this limited-edition 180g 4 LP set is available exclusively for Record Store Day. Freedom Weaver includes an elaborate booklet with rare photos by Ed van der Elsken, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Bob Parent and many others; lead liners by jazz scholar Bob Blumenthal, and new interviews with Rollins himself, Branford Marsalis, James Carter, Joe Lovano, James Brandon Lewis and Peter Brötzmann. Mastered by the legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resonance Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47618537783514,"sku":"617270122877","price":178.35,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/RSD2024FREEDOMWEAVER4LPBOX1959EUROPEANTOURRECORDINGS_da4v7t.jpg?v=1771683154"},{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-way-out-west-vinyl","title":"Sonny Rollins – Way Out West Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eWay Out West is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins on Jazz Images (William Claxton). This is the vinyl edition. 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It was recorded in a single day, the tight knit of the musicians enabling them to record most of the songs in one take, then something of a rarity. Featured are Sonny's best known song 'St Thomas', two other original compositions and two covers, of which 'Moritat' (better known as 'Mack The Knife') is probably the best known. Overall the album is a jazz classic, consistently regarded as one of the best jazz albums released by not only Sonny but by his label Prestige.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47619758325978,"sku":"888072025417","price":31.55,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/SAXOPHONECOLOSSUSLP_kwz17l.jpg?v=1771744945"},{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-brass-trio-verve-vault-series-180-gram-vinyl-vinyl","title":"Sonny Rollins – Brass\/ Trio (Verve Vault Series) – 180 Gram Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrass\/ Trio (Verve Vault Series) is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins on Verve. This is the 180 Gram vinyl edition. This edition was released on February 13, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Brass\/Trio, released in 1958 on Verve Records, is an unusual two-sided statement from saxophonist Sonny Rollins - pairing a full brass ensemble session on one side with a stripped-down saxophone trio on the other. The first half features Rollins with a brass ensemble arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins, recorded in New York in July 1958. The lineup includes trumpeter Harry \"Sweets\" Edison, trombonists J.J. Johnson and Jimmy Cleveland, and tuba player Don Butterfield, supported by a rhythm section of pianist Dick Katz, guitarist Rene Thomas, bassist Henry Grimes, and drummer Roy Haynes. The second half was recorded days later in Los Angeles with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Specs Wright - a pared-down trio setting that emphasizes Rollins' rhythmic command and melodic elasticity. 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The first of Sonny's albums for Impulse!, this 1965 collection caught Rollins at the peak of his creative powers, and is arguably the tenor hero's best for the label-an intense, freewheeling set, featuring classic takes on \"On Green Dolphin Street\" and \"Three Little Words\" in the company of Ray Bryant (piano), Walter Booker (bass) and Mickey Roker (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47652455481562,"sku":"602435669090","price":48.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/SONNYROLLINSONIMPULSLP_fzncox.jpg?v=1772868402"},{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-way-out-west-contemporary-records-acoustic-sounds-series-vinyl","title":"Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eWay Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series) is a musicals and vocal album by Sonny Rollins on Craft Recordings. 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Among those recorded during the Fifties, Prestige's Moving Out (OJC 58) and Saxophone Colossus (OJC 291), Blue Note's a Night at the Village Vanguard, Riverside's the Sound of Sonny (OJC 29), and Way Out West on Contemporary qualify as all-time Rollins classics. The session for Way Out West, Rollins's first ever in California, was called for 3 a.m. to accommodate everyone's busy schedules. Sonny, who could never be accused of overstatement, announced after four hours of recording: \"I'm hot now.\" with Ray Brown, Shelly Manne. Tracks: I'm an Old Cowhand, Solitude; Come, Gone; Wagon Wheels, There Is No Greater Love, Way Out West. Originally released in 1957. 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It marked Rollins's return to recordings after his famous three-year sabbatical (1959 - 1961), when he stepped away from the jazz scene at the height of his career to practice intensively. It was 1959, Rollins he was already one of the most respected saxophonists alive: he had made Saxophone Colossus (1956), A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957), and The Freedom Suite (1958). Musicians and critics wondered why he stopped recording at his peak but he wanted to refine his technique, expand his sound, and push past what he felt were limitations in his playing. During his break, Rollins would literally practice for hours every day on the Williamsburg Bridge in Manhattan so he wouldn't disturb his neighbors: the album's title is a direct reference to that period of self-imposed exile for his artistic growth. Rollins chose a piano-less quartet with guitar (which was unusual at the time for a horn-led group) Jim Hall guitarist was highly influential and his contribute inspiring future saxophone-guitar quartets. By the time The Bridge appeared in 1962, expectations were sky-high: it was seen not just as an album, but as a return statement. Critics initially had mixed feelings (some expecting a more radical \"revolution\"), but over time the album has become recognised as one of Rollins's most enduring works and is today viewed as a milestone in modern jazz. A personal triumph for Rollins symbolising his artistic rebirth after his sabbatical. Track Listing Without a Song Where Are You John S. 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Available for the first time, fifty years after it was initially recorded, this incredible show features Sarmanto on the Fender Rhodes electric piano, his brother Pekka Sarmanto on bass and Esko Rosnell on drums. Legend of American Jazz, \"Saxophone Colossus\" Sonny Rollins hand picked Heikki Sarmanto and his Finnish trio for this night of improvisation and mutual respect that culminated in years of collaboration after. The music conjured throughout this live extravaganza is everything a Jazz aficionado could have hoped for, with extensive improvisations and incredible soloing by the musicians. Two standards and one original by Rollins, which last between sixteen and twenty-four minutes, illustrate both the quartet's vibe and supreme virtuosity. Taking place at the magnificent Finlandia Hall, an architectural marvel, which was completed only a few months earlier, and recorded by the YLE (The Finnish Broadcasting Company), this legendary concert has been expertly mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at the infamous Finnvox Studios in 2022 to perfectly highlight the magic that was in the air all those years ago. Rollins seems to be especially in high spirits throughout the show and his powerful and expressive playing, full of humor, is simply marvelous. He even manages to quote some hints of Jean Sibelius' \"Finlandia\" tone poem as a tribute to the venue. Through our tireless efforts at Svart Records to preserve our musical culture, you can now be re-introduced to an important piece in the jigsaw of Finnish Jazz history, immortalised on double vinyl gatefold and CD and both limited to only 1000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Svart Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48074331619546,"sku":"6430080233304","price":25.85,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/LIVEINHELSINKI1972_t5cwju.jpg?v=1781797153"},{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-saxophone-colossus-remastered-reissue-cd","title":"Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus – Remastered CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaxophone Colossus is a soundtrack and jazz album by Sonny Rollins on Concord Jazz Inc.. This is the Remastered CD edition. 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