Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone ; J.J. Johnson, trombone ; Miles Davis, Art Farmer, trumpets ; Thelonious Monk, piano ; Max Roach, Philly Joe Jones, drums ; various other assisting musicians. Recorded May 26, 1949-December 7, 1956 at Apex Studios, WOR Studios, Beltone Studios (New York) and Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack, New Jersey). Compact discs. Program notes by Bob Blumenthal and Charles Blancq, performer credits and discography (48 p. : ill.) included.
Contents:
Disc 4. Disc 1. Vierd blues. Opus V ; Hilo ; Fox hunt ; Morpheus ; Down ; Blue room, take 1 ; Whispering ; I know ; Conception ; Out of the blue ; Denial ; Bluing ; Dig ; My old flame ; It's only a paper moon -- Disc 2. Time on my hands ; Mambo bounce ; This love of mine ; Shadrack ; On a slow boat to China ; With a song in my heart ; Scoops ; Newk's fadeaway ; Compulsion ; The serpent's tooth, take 1 ; The serpent's tooth, take 2 ; 'Round about midnight ; In a sentimental mood ; The stopper ; Almost like being in love ; No moe ; Think of one, take 1 ; Think of one, take 2 -- Disc 3. Let's call this ; Friday the 13th ; Soft shoe ; Confab in tempo ; I'll take romance ; Airegin ; Oleo ; But not for me, take 1 ; But not for me, take 2 ; Doxy ; Movin' out ; Swingin' for Burnsy ; Silk 'n' satin ; Solid -- Disc 4. I want to be happy ; The way you look tonight ; More than you know ; There's no business like show business ; Paradox ; Raincheck ; There are such things ; It's all right with me ; In your own sweet way ; No line ; Vierd blues. Disc 5. Disc 5. B. Quick. Pent-up house ; Valse hot ; Kiss and run ; Count your blessings ; My reverie ; The most beautiful girl in the world ; Paul's pal ; When your lover has gone ; Tenor madness -- Disc 6. You don't know what love is ; St. Thomas ; Strode rode ; Blue 7 ; Moritat ; I've grown accustomed to her face ; Kids know ; The house I live in -- Dixc 7. The Bird medley ( I remember you ; My melancholy baby ; Old folks ; They can't take that away from me ; Just friends ; My little suede shoes ; Star eyes) ; B. Swift ; My ideal ; Sonny boy ; Two different worlds ; Eh-ah ; B. Quick.
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