Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958)

Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958)
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Ken Dryden at AMG
Big Brass is an appropiate name for the large ensemble arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins that accompanies the huge sound of Sonny Rollins. The energy within the leader's gospel-flavored shout "Grand Street" is considerable, while a swinging but no less powerful version of George & Ira Gershwin's "Who Cares" features a choice solo by guitarist Rene Thomas. Also added to this compilation are trio recordings with bassist Henry Grimes and drummer Specs Wright, including a brilliant leisurely stroll through "Manhattan," along with Rollins' tour de force unaccompanied tenor sax on "Body and Soul." Another bonus is the presence of four tracks recorded at the Music Inn with three-quarters of the Modern Jazz Quartet (without Milt Jackson); an easygoing version of Rollins' well-known "Doxy" and a tense "Limehouse Blues" are especially noteworthy. The alternate endings to "Grand Street" from the mono version of the original LP and a later reissue LP are included only for the most fanatic completists.

Track list
01. Grand Street
02. Far Out East
03. Who Cares?
04. Love Is a Simple Thing
05. What's My Name?
06. If You Were the Only Girl in the World
07. Manhattan
08. Body and Soul
09. Doxy
10. Limehouse Blues
11. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
12. You Are Too Beautiful
13. Grand Street [Mono LP Ending]
14. Grand Street [Verve LP Ending]

Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Ernie Wilkins (arranger, conductor); Ernie Royal, Clark Terry, Reunald Jones (trumpet); Nat Adderley (cornet); Jimmy Cleveland, Billy Byers, Frank Rehak (trombone); Don Butterfield (tuba); John Lewis, Dick Katz (piano); Rene Thomas (guitar); Henry Grimes, Percy Heath (bass); Roy Haynes, Connie Kay, Specs Wright (drums).
Producer: Leonard Feather.
Reissue producer: Ben Young.
Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York, New York on July 10, 1958; Metropolitan Studios, New York, New York on July 11, 1958; Music Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts on August 3, 1958. Includes liner notes by Ben Young, Loren Schoenberg and Leonard Feather.
Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Kevin Reeves (Polygram Studios).
This is part of the Verve Master Edition series.

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