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Released
  
1962

What's New? (1962)
  
Our Man in Jazz (1962)

Release date
  
1962

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
43:26

Artist
  
Sonny Rollins

Label
  
Pure Pleasure Records

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Recorded
  
April 5, 25 , 26 & May 14, 1962

Similar
  
Sonny Rollins albums, Jazz albums

What's New? is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his second recorded for the RCA Victor label, featuring performances by Rollins with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Ben Riley, Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez and Candido.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This underrated music is well worth an extensive search."

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
  1. "If Ever I Would Leave You" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 11:58
  2. "Jungoso" – 10:51
  3. "Bluesong" – 4:41
  4. "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (Buddy Bernier, Jerry Brainin) – 9:08
  5. "Brown Skin Girl" (Norman Span) – 6:48
  • Recorded in New York City on April 5 (track 4), 25 (track 1), 26 (track 5) and May 14 (tracks 2 & 3), 1962

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
  • Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez – percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
  • Candido – percussion (tracks 2 & 3)

    • Re-issue

    RCA later re-issued this album in 1978 as "Pure Gold Jazz" (catalog number ANL1-2809) with the same track listing.

    Songs

    1If Ever I Would Leave You12:05
    2Jungoso10:55
    3Bluesongo4:45

    References

    What's New? (album) Wikipedia
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