Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders

by Sonny Rollins

Overview

The last of the classic Sonny Rollins albums prior to his unexpected three-year retirement features the great tenor with pianist Hampton Hawes, guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Shelly Manne (all bandleaders for Contemporary Records during this era) on an unusual but inspired list of standards. Rollins creates explorative and often witty improvisations on such songs as "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "You," "In the Chapel in the Moonlight," and roaring versions of "I've Found a New Baby" and "The Song Is You." Great music. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/16/1995
Label:	Original Jazz Classics / Contemporary Records
UPC:	0025218034012
Rank:	61119

Tracks

1. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
2. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody
3. How High the Moon
4. You
5. I've Found a New Baby
6. I've Found a New Baby
7. Alone Together
8. In the Chapel in the Moonlight
9. The Song Is You
10. The Song Is You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sonny Rollins   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Vinnegar   Guest Artist,Bass
Shelly Manne   Guest Artist,Drums
Barney Kessel   Guest Artist,Guitar
Victor Feldman   Guest Artist,Vibraphone
Hampton Hawes   Guest Artist,Piano

Technical Credits

Lester Koenig   Producer,Liner Notes
Roy DuNann   Engineer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Steve Hoffman   Mastering
Jack Palmer   Composer
Walter Donaldson   Composer
Joe Young   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Howard Dietz   Composer
Nancy Hamilton   Composer
Morgan Lewis   Composer
Arthur Schwartz   Composer
Harold Adamson   Composer
Billy Hill   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Phil DeLancie   Mastering
William Claxton   Cover Photo,Photography
Alan Yoshida   Mastering
Joseph Young   Composer
Jean Schwartz   Composer,Composer
Roberta Ballard   Production Manager
Takashi Misu   Production Coordination
Del Costello   Executive Producer