• Artist: Sonny Rollins
• Flags: Instrumental
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• Styles: Hard Bop, Bop
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Review

Half of this CD contains the famous session on which Sonny Rollins teamed up with his idol, the great tenor Coleman Hawkins. Actually the competitive Rollins did everything he could during these performances to throw Hawk off with plenty of sound explorations and free playing but Hawkins keeps from getting lost and battles Rollins to a tie; pianist Paul Bley plays well too. The remainder of this CD (three selections apiece from the former LPs Now's the Time and The Standard Sonny Rollins) is more conventional but has its moments of interest. The young Herbie Hancock is on piano for all of these tracks and guitarist Jim Hall helps on "Trav'lin Light." Rollins's RCA recordings of the 1960s are all worth picking up even though they are currently being reissued in piecemeal fashion. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Yesterdays		Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	Sonny Rollins	(5:11)
All the Things You Are		Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II	Sonny Rollins	(9:34)
Summertime		George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward	Sonny Rollins	(5:57)
Just Friends		Sam M. Lewis, John Klenner	Sonny Rollins	(4:40)
Lover Man		Roger "Ram" Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman, Jimmy Davis	Sonny Rollins	(8:53)
McGhee [*]	...	Sonny Rollins	Sonny Rollins	(7:01)
'Round Midnight		Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanighen	Sonny Rollins	(4:02)
Now's the Time		Charlie Parker	Sonny Rollins	(4:02)
Afternoon in Paris [*]	...	John Lewis	Sonny Rollins	(2:44)
My One and Only Love [*]	...	Robert Mellin, Guy Wood	Sonny Rollins	(5:59)
It Could Happen to You		Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen	Sonny Rollins	(4:19)
Trav'lin' Light		Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young, Johnny Mercer	Sonny Rollins	(4:07)

Credits

Paul Bley (Piano), Ron Carter (Bass), Henry Grimes (Bass), Jim Hall (Guitar), Herbie Hancock (Piano), Sonny Rollins (Sax (Tenor)), Sonny Rollins (Main Performer), Stu Martin (Drums), Coleman Hawkins (Sax (Tenor)), Bob Cranshaw (Bass), David Izenzon, George Avakian (Producer), Steve Backer (Executive Producer), Mickey Crofford (Engineer), Mickey Crofford, Paul Goodman (Engineer), Paul Goodman (Remixing), Paul Goodman (Digital Transfers), Ray Hall (Engineer), Ray Hall, Orrin Keepnews (Reissue Producer), Peter Keepnews (Liner Notes), Roy McCurdy (Drums), Mickey Roker (Drums), Teddy Smith (Bass), Ria Lewerke (Art Direction), Ria Lewerke (Design), Bob Hickson (Artwork)