Sonny Rollins

Way Out West (Gatefold) (37094)

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Way Out West (Gatefold)

Sonny Rollins

Jazz Images

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LPS 155136

37094

JAZZ

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LP 14,98 €

THE WILLIAM CLAXTON COLLECTION
180 Pure Virging Vinyl LPs in Gatefold Packaging.

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

When Sonny Rollins arrived to Los Angeles in early 1957, he discovered that Ray Brown was also in town with Oscar Peterson’s trio and that Shelly Manne was on hand leading a band of his own. The result was a March 7, 1957 recording session, which marked Rollins’ very first date in a trio setting and his first recording without the accompaniment of a piano or guitar. The saxophonist was at the height of his career during this period and in 1957 he was named the “New Star” tenor saxophonist in the Down Beat critics’ poll. While the Western theme may seem like the idea of a crazed publicist, it actually sprang from the mind of Rollins himself. In his own words: “I loved the old cowboy movies I saw as a kid. I still love to watch those old films. I am pretty sure that the Western theme was my idea. And it was also my idea for the cover, in which I am dressed like a cowboy.”

PERSONNEL:

SONNY ROLLINS, tenor saxophone
RAY BROWN, bass
SHELLY MANNE, drums

Los Angeles, March 7, 1957.

SIDE A:
1 I’M AN OLD COWHAND
2 SOLITUDE
3 COME, GONE

SIDE B:
1 WAGON WHEELS
2 THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
3 WAY OUT WEST