Released 1957 Artist Sonny Rollins Producer Alfred Lion Genres Jazz, Hard bop | Length 40:52 Release date 1957 Label Blue Note Records | |
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
- "Why Don't I?" (Rollins) – 5:44
- "Wail March" (Rollins) – 6:11
- "Misterioso" (Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24
Side two
- "Reflections" (Monk) – 7:03
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Herb Nacio Brown, Gus Khan) – 6:24
- "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06
Personnel
Songs
1Why Don't I5:43
2Wail March6:11
3Misterioso9:24
References
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA