• Album cover of 'Saxophone Colossus' by Sonny Rollins with a silhouette of a saxophonist on a blue background.
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Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus (1973 Prestige Japan Reissue LP Vinyl)

Sonny Rollins

Prestige

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About this pressing

Originally released in 1956 on Prestige, Saxophone Colossus is the album that cemented Sonny Rollins’s reputation as one of the greatest tenor saxophonists in jazz. Backed by Tommy Flanagan (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Max Roach (drums), Rollins delivers a set that is both technically brilliant and emotionally powerful.

From the calypso-inspired opener St. Thomas to the blues-driven Blue 7 and the lyrical You Don’t Know What Love Is, every track reveals Rollins’s creativity, humor, and commanding tone. Roach’s drumming and Flanagan’s elegant comping provide the perfect foundation, making this quartet session a hard bop classic.

Dynamic, inventive, and endlessly influential, Saxophone Colossus is a cornerstone of any serious jazz collection.

Vinyl: NM
Sleeve: EX
Obi: None

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Catalogue Number: LPR-8850

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: Japan

Released: 1973

Tracklist

A1 St. Thomas
A2 You Don't Know What Love Is
A3 Strode Rode
B1 Moritat
B2 Blue Seven

Release notes

Label: Prestige – LPR-8850
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Japan
Released: 1973
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Bop

Credits:
Bass – Doug Watkins
Drums – Max Roach
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins

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