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Saxophone Colossus
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Length
5 tracks, 39:51
Release Date
1956
Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid-1950s series of recordings for Prestige. There are five tracks on the album, three of which are credited to Rollins. "St. Thomas" is a calypso-inspired piece named after Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands. The tune is traditional and had already been recorded by Randy Weston in 1955 under the title "Fire Down There". (In the booklet provided with the boxed set, The Complete Prestige Recordings, Rollins makes it … read more
Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it is widely considered the masterpiece of his… read more
Saxophone Colossus is one of Sonny Rollins' most acclaimed albums. Recorded and released in 1956, it is widely considered the masterpiece of his mid-1950s series of recordings for P… read more

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1 Play track St. Thomas
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2 Play track You Don't Know What Love Is
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3 Play track Strode Rode
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Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards. Rollins has been called "the greatest living improviser" and the "Saxophone Colossus". Rollins was born in New York City to … read more
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians… read more
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, he has recorded ov… read more

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