Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	1957
Recorded	April 4, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz, Hard Bop
Length	40:52
Label	Blue Note BLP 1558
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Rollins chronology
Way Out West (1957) Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957) The Sound of Sonny (1957)

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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 same track, the piece "Misterioso" by Monk. Monk also plays on his own composition "Reflections," while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.

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

Track listing

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
• Jay Jay Johnson - trombone
• Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk - piano
• Paul Chambers - bass
• Art Blakey - drums