Sonny Rollins-Saxophone Colossus (LP)

Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing in deluxe gatefold jacket. Sonny Rollins had already been a regular member of the celebrated Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet for half a year when he entered the studio on June 22, 1956 to record Saxophone Colossus, one of his most acclaimed albums as a leader. Age 26, Rollins was already a well-known jazz figure. He had recorded some albums as a leader but, above all, he had been part of some of the most outstanding combos of the period: the Miles Davis Quintet and the Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet. The present album introduced his famous composition "Saint Thomas".

1. Saint Thomas
2. You Don't Know What Love Is
3. Strode Rode
4. God Bless The Child
5. Moritat (AKA Mack The Knife)
6. Blue 7
7. In A Sentimental Mood