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1958 studio album by Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders is a 1958 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins , recorded for the Contemporary label, featuring performances by Rollins with Hampton Hawes , Barney Kessel , Leroy Vinnegar , and Shelly Manne with Victor Feldman added on one track.[3] It was the last record Rollins produced before a hiatus from recording and performing in public, before his return with The Bridge in 1962.[4]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The last of the classic Sonny Rollins albums prior to his unexpected three-year retirement features the great tenor... on an unusual but inspired list of standards. Rollins creates explorative and often witty improvisations.... Great music."[1]
Track listing
"I've Told Ev'ry Little Star " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Jerome Kern ) - 5:28
"Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody " (Sam M. Lewis , Jean Schwartz , Joe Young ) - 4:55
"How High the Moon " (Nancy Hamilton , Morgan Lewis ) - 7:45
"You" (Harold Adamson , Walter Donaldson ) - 4:16
"I've Found a New Baby " (Jack Palmer , Spencer Williams ) - 3:40
"I've Found a New Baby" [alternate take] (Palmer, Williams) - 4:25 bonus track on compact disc reissue
"Alone Together " (Howard Dietz , Arthur Schwartz ) - 6:01
"In the Chapel in the Moonlight " (Billy Hill ) - 6:41
"The Song Is You " (Hammerstein, Kern) - 5:44
"The Song Is You" [alternate take] (Hammerstein, Kern) - 6:11 bonus track on compact disc reissue
Personnel
References
Studio albums Live albums Other albums
Years given are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader Sideman with others
Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (1973)
I'll Catch the Sun! (Sonny Criss , 1969)
On the Road (Art Farmer , 1976)
The Hunt (Dexter Gordon , 1947)
Blues à la Suisse (Dexter Gordon, 1973)
Kessel Plays Standards (Barney Kessel , 1955)
Let's Cook! (Barney Kessel, 1957)
Live in Hollywood (Warne Marsh , 1952)
Mingus Three (Charles Mingus , 1957)
Stratosonic Nuances (Blue Mitchell , 1975)
The Early Show (Art Pepper , 1952)
Surf Ride (Art Pepper, 1952)
Living Legend (Art Pepper, 1976)
Modern Sounds (Shorty Rogers , 1951)
Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953)
Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955)
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)
So Doggone Good (Sonny Stitt , 1972)