The Freelance Years [Box]

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This box set contains tracks recorded by or featuring Sonny Rollins while recording for Riverside & Contemporary Records between 1956 & 1958. Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Ernie Henry (alto saxophone); Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Victor Feldman (vibraphone); Thelonious Monk (piano, celeste); Sonny Clark, Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Gil Coggins, Hampton Hawes (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford, Percy Heath, Wendall Marshall, Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Max Roach (drums, tympani); Shelly Manne, Roy Haynes, Kenny Dennis (drums). Producers: Orrin Keepnews, Lester Koenig, Leonard Feather. Compilation producer: Eric Miller. Engineers include: Jack Higgins, Sam Morse, Roy DuNann. Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York, New York between December 1956 and October 28, 1957; WOR Recording Studios, New York, New York in February 1958; Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles, California on March 7, 1957 and from October 20-22, 1958; Beltone Studios, New York, New York on November 4, 1957. Includes liner notes by Zan Stewart. Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (2000, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Barney Kessel (guitar); Ernie Henry (alto saxophone); Clark Terry, Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Thelonious Monk (piano, celesta); Gil Coggins, Hampton Hawes, Hank Jones (piano); Victor Feldman (vibraphone); Max Roach, Shelly Manne, Kenny Dennis (drums). Recording information: 12/17/1956-10/22/1958. This beautifully crafted set encompasses a vital and fruitful period in the career of Sonny Rollins. Gathering the sessions for both Riverside and Contemporary Records between 1956 and 1958, this five-disc box is chock-full of the magic that has made Rollins the legendary icon he is. Not only are the saxophonist's essential records WAY OUT WEST, THE SOUND OF SONNY, SONNY ROLLINS PLAYS, FREEDOM SUITE, and SONNY ROLLINS AND THE CONTEMPORARY LEADERS included, but classic sessions led by Thelonious Monk, Kenny Dorham, and Abbey Lincoln are also here. Together these discs show Rollins as a magnificent soloist who had his style fully developed while John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter were still in finishing school. The included booklet contains a thoughtfully written essay on Rollins during this period and a priceless collection of photographs of the legendary participants herein. Even if you only dimly consider yourself a Sonny Rollins fan, these recordings should be in your collection.
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