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Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Sonny Rollins

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genres
  
Jazz, Hard bop

Length
  
40:52

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
April 14, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
  
The Sound of Sonny (1957)

Similar
  
Sonny Rollins albums, Jazz albums

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is a jazz album by Sonny Rollins, released in 1957 on Blue Note Records, catalogue 1558. Among other things, it is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the Monk composition "Misterioso". Monk also plays on his composition "Reflections", while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.

Contents

It was reissued in 1999 by EMI as part of its Rudy Van Gelder series, remastering done by the audio engineer, also present on the original recording sessions.

Side one

  1. "Why Don't I?" (Rollins) – 5:44
  2. "Wail March" (Rollins) – 6:11
  3. "Misterioso" (Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24

Side two

  1. "Reflections" (Monk) – 7:03
  2. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Herb Nacio Brown, Gus Khan) – 6:24
  3. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06

Personnel

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • J. J. Johnson – trombone (tracks 1-3, 5-6)
  • Horace Silver – piano (1-3, 5-6)
  • Thelonious Monk – piano (3, 4)
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

    • Songs

    1Why Don't I5:43
    2Wail March6:11
    3Misterioso9:24

    References

    Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Wikipedia
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