Newk's Time
| Newk's Time | ||||
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| Released | March 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 22, 1957 | |||
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| Length | 34:14 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
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| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
| DownBeat |  [6] |
Newk's Time is a 1959 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded on September 22, 1957, and released on Blue Note—his third album for the label.
Recording
The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on September 22, 1957.[7] Five of the six tracks are played by the quartet of Rollins, Wynton Kelly (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums).[7] Only Rollins and Jones play on "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top".[7]
Release history
The release marked the beginning of the Blue Note 4000 series: from this album on, releases were catalogued as "BLP 4..." (mono) and "BST 84..." (stereo).
Title
The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is based on his resemblance to Don Newcombe, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[8] "Namely You" was taken from the Broadway show Li'l Abner.
Track listing
Side one
- "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:44
- "Asiatic Raes" [also known as " Lotus Blossom"] (Kenny Dorham) – 5:57
- "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Sherman Edwards, Ben Raleigh) – 5:59
Side two
- "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
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Wynton Kelly – piano (except "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top")
- Doug Watkins – bass (except "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top")
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
Technical
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Joe Goldberg – liner notes
References
- ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. March 30, 1959.
- ↑ "Newk's Time – Sonny Rollins". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1233. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ "Sonny Rollins". DownBeat. April 30, 1959. p. 36.
- 1 2 3 "Sonny Rollins Discography". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ Berendt, Joachim-Ernst (1992). The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond (6th ed.). Lawrence Hill Books. p. 541. ISBN 978-1-55652-098-3.