Newk's Time
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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Newk's Time is an album by Sonny Rollins. It was his third album for Blue Note Records, recorded in 1957 and released in 1959. The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is apparently based on his resemblance to Don Newcombe, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[4] "Namely You" was taken from the Broadway show Li'l Abner. The release marked the beginning of Blue Note 4000 series: from this album on, the releases would be catalogued as "BLP 4..." (mono) and "BST 84..." (stereo).
Track listing
- "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:44
- "Asiatic Raes" (Kenny Dorham) – 5:57
- "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Sherman Edwards-Ben Raleigh) – 5:59
- "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:32
- "Blues for Philly Joe" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:44
- "Namely You" (Gene de Paul-Johnny Mercer) – 3:18
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano (1-3, 5-6)
- Doug Watkins – bass (1-3, 5-6)
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Additional personnel
- Producer – Alfred Lion
- Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
- Photography [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
References
- ^ Billboard Mar 30, 1959
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Joachim-Ernst Berendt: The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond. Paperback, 6th-1997 revised ed. (1992), p. 541