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Sonny Rollins - On Impulse! #17

£395.00

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins, born September 7, 1930, is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of all times and has been called "the greatest living improviser". 
After a difficult youth with several months in jail, Sonny recorded over sixty albums as a leader in a seven-decade career.  A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. 

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins, born September 7, 1930, is an American retired jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of all times and has been called "the greatest living improviser". 
After a difficult youth with several months in jail, Sonny recorded over sixty albums as a leader in a seven-decade career.  A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. 

SONNY ROLLINS ON IMPULSE!

"Sonny Rollins on Impulse!" is Rollin's first to be released on the Impulse! label, featuring performances by Rollins with Ray Bryant, Walter Booker and Mickey Roker.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states: "This date is significant for the manner in which Rollins attacks five standards with a quartet.... Sonny Rollins on Impulse! feels as if it were a recording Rollins had to get out of his system. But thank goodness for us because it's a winner through and through."

We are very proud to welcome Sonny Rollins to our expanding MASTERCUT family with his powerful interpretation of the following classics:

SIDE A 

  • "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington) - 7:10

  • "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 11:14

SIDE B 

  • "Hold 'Em Joe" (Harry Thomas) - 5:30

  • "The Blue Room" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:44

  • "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 6:56

 

MUSICIANS

  • Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone

  • Ray Bryant - piano

  • Walter Booker - bass

  • Mickey Roker - drums

 

RECORDED TO TAPE

  • Date of Recording: July 8, 1965

  • Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

 

BOOKLET CONTENT LIST

  • A MINOLTA EP415Z COPY OF A SCAN OF THE TAPE BOX

  • A CYANOTYPE OF SONNY ROLLINS AFTER AN ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH FROM JAN PERSSON/GETTY IMAGES. SONNY ROLLINS PERFORMING IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, 1963.

  • POLAROID OF MICROSCOPIC VIEW OF THE REAL GROOVE, FROM SIDE A, TRACK 1: „ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET“

  • A RISOGRAPH AFTER AN ORIGINAL PHOTO OF THE SUPERSENSE LIVING ROOM STUDIO.
    PHOTOGRAPHER: ÁKOS BURG, 2021.

  • HOW TO CARESS, BY FLORIAN DOC KAPS. AN INFO SHEET ABOUT THE SUPERSENSE MASTER RECORDS AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEM.

  • PROJECT MASTERCUT, BY FLORIAN DOC KAPS. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MASTERCUT EDITIONS.



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Number Of Discs: 1

Speed:33RPM

Variant: Archival Tape Edition No. 17

Type: Acetate lacquer cut direct from tape, can be played on a normal turntable