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    Artist: 
    Sonny Rollins

    Volume 1

    Blue Note Classic Vinyl
    €29,99

    Release date: February 21, 2025

    After Sonny Rollins first appeared on a Blue Note session as a member of Bud Powell’s Modernists in 1949, the Saxophone Colossus began building his name as a bandleader with a run of albums for Prestige before returning to make his Blue Note debut as a leader in 1956. Volume 1 hit all the marks of a classic Rollins session with four hard-swinging originals that showcased the saxophonist’s robust sound and seemingly limitless improvisational creativity with a top-shelf quintet featuring Donald Byrd on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Max Roach on drums. In true Rollins fashion, the album’s centerpiece is a stunning ballad performance of an unexpected song choice: “How Are Things in Glocca Morra?” from the Broadway show Finian’s Rainbow.

    This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

    Tracklisting:
    Volume 1 (1956)

    A1. Decision
    A2. Bluesnote
    A3. How Are Things In Glocca Morra
    B1. Plain Jane
    B2. Sonnysphere

    Sonny Rollins (sax); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Wynton Kelly (piano); Gene Ramey (bass); Max Roach (drums)

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    Format Album
    Release Date 2025
    Speed 33 RPM
    Size 12"