Sonny Rollins, Volume 1
| Sonny Rollins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 16, 1956 | |||
| Studios | ||||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 41:00 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
Sonny Rollins, also known as Sonny Rollins, Volume 1, is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded on December 16, 1956, and released on Blue Note the following year.[6]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.
Side one
- "Decision" – 8:03
- "Bluesnote" – 7:01
- "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 6:20
Side two
- "Plain Jane" – 10:00
- "Sonnysphere" – 9:36
Personnel
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Max Roach – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Charts
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Greek Albums (IFPI)[7] | 55 |
References
- ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. March 30, 1957.
- ↑ "AllMusic review". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Sonny Rollins". DownBeat. Vol. 24, no. 9. May 2, 1957.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1232. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ "Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 09/2025". IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
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