• Sonny Rollins

    1949

    Artisti vari - Bebop Professors (Capitol (J) CR 8812)

    J.J. Johnson (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Jordan Fordin (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Linton Garner (p) Art Phipps (b) Jack Parker (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
    NYC, Gennaio 20, 1949
    Capitolizing
    Professor Bob

    J.J. Johnson (tb) Alberto Socarras (fl) Don Redman (ss) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Bruce Lawrence (b, vo) Roy Haynes (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
    NYC, Aprile 27, 1949
    3779-2 St. Louis Blues
    Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby (Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2)

    J.J. Johnson (tb) Alberto Socarras (fl) Don Redman (ss) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Nance (vln -3) Wynton Kelly (p) Bruce Lawrence (b, vo) Roy Haynes (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    1. 3776-3 Real Crazy
    2. 3777-4 Then You'll Be Boppin' Too
    3. 3778-1 When Lovers They Lose
    J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop (Savoy SJL 2232)

    J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Gene Ramey (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
    NYC, Maggio 11, 1949
    S36-130-1 Audobahn
    S36-132-2 Goof Square
    S36-132-4 -
    S36-133-3 Bee Jay
    J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG 12106)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    S36-130-3 Audobahn (Audubon)
    S36-131 Don't Blame Me
    S36-132-8 Goof Square
    S36-133-5 Bee Jay
    J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone by Three (Prestige PRLP 7023)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Maggio 26, 1949
    JRC20B Elysees
    JRC21C Opus V
    JRC22C Hi-Lo
    JRC23D Fox Hunt

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 091, OJCCD 091-2.
    ** Solo su Prestige PRLP 16-4.
    The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1532)

    Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
    WOR Studios, NYC, Agosto 9, 1949
    BN360-0 Bouncing with Bud (alt. take 1)
    BN362-0 Dance of the Infidels (alt. take)
    The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1531)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    BN360-1 Bouncing with Bud (alt. take 2)
    BN361-0 Wail (alt. take)
    The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1503)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    BN360-2 Bouncing with Bud
    BN361-3 Wail
    BN362-1 Dance of the Infidels
    BN363-1 52nd Street Theme



    1951


    Miles Davis and Horns (Prestige PRLP 7025)

    Miles Davis (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
    Apex Studios, NYC, Gennaio17, 1951
    128A Morpheus
    129B Down
    131A Whispering

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7168 intitolata "Early Miles 1951 & 1953"; PR 7674 intitolata "Early Miles"; Fantasy OJC 053, OJCCD 053-2.
    Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey, Kenny Drew (Prestige PRLP 7029)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Miles Davis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    132 I Know

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
    Apex Studios, NYC, Dicembre 17, 1951
    267 Time on My Hands
    268 Mambo Bounce
    269 This Love of Mine
    270 Shadrack
    271 On a Slow Boat to China
    272 With a Song in My Heart
    273 Scoops
    274 Newk's Fadeaway

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
    NYC, ottobre 7, 1953
    509 In a Sentimental Mood
    510 The Stopper
    511 Almost Like Being in Love
    512 No Moe

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7269 intitolata "Rollins and the Stars"; PR 7856 intitolata "First Recordings!"; Fantasy OJC 011, OJCCD 011-2.
    Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (Session 102)

    Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
    "Birdland", NYC, Maggio 2, 1951
    Moo/Mod (mof Move)
    Half Nelson (two)
    Mick's Blues (mof Down)
    Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
    Artisti vari - Conception (Prestige PRLP 7013)

    Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
    Apex Studios, NYC, ottobre 5, 1951
    1. 228 Conception
    2. 233 My Old Flame

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 1726, OJCCD 1726-2.
    Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige PRLP 7012)

    Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1/5) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    1. 229 Out of the Blue
    2. 230 Denial
    3. 231 Bluing, Pt. 1&2
    4. - Bluing, Pt. 3
    5. 232 Dig
    6. 234 It's Only a Paper Moon

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7281 intitolata "Diggin' with the Miles Davis Sextet"; Fantasy OJC 005, OJCCD 005-2.



    1953


    Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PRLP 7044)

    Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
    WOR Studios, NYC, Gennaio30, 1953
    450 Compulsion
    451-1 The Serpent's Tooth, I
    451-2 The Serpent's Tooth, II

    Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Marzo 16, 1956
    864 In Your Own Sweet Way
    865 No Line
    866 Weird Blues

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 071, OJCCD 071-2.
    Thelonious Monk - Monk (Prestige PRLP 7053)

    Julius Watkins (frh) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Willie Jones (d)
    NYC, Novembre 13, 1953
    531 Let's Call This
    532-1 Think of One (alt. take)
    532-2 Think of One

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7245 intitolata "Wee See"; PR 7363 intitolata "The Golden Monk"; Fantasy OJC 016, OJCCD 016-2.
    Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    533 Friday the Thirteenth

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Taylor (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, ottobre 25, 1954
    630 I Want to Be Happy
    631 The Way You Look Tonight

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7169 intitolata "Work"; PR 7656 intitolata "The Genius of Thelonious Monk"; Fantasy OJC 059, OJCCD 059-2.



    1954


    Art Farmer - Early Art (New Jazz NJLP 8258)

    Art Farmer (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Gennaio20, 1954
    553 Soft Shoe
    554 Confab in Tempo
    555 I'll Take Romance

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PR 7665, Fantasy OJCCD 880-2.
    Miles Davis - Bags' Groove (Prestige PRLP 7109)

    Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Maggio 29, 1954
    590 Airegin
    591 Oleo
    592-1 But Not for Me
    592-2 But Not for Me (alt. take)
    593 Doxy

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 245, OJCCD 245-2.
    ** Solo su Prestige PRLP 16-3.
    Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Agosto 18, 1954
    606 Movin' Out
    607 Swinging for Bumsy
    608 Silk 'n' Satin
    609 Solid

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Taylor (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, ottobre 25, 1954
    632 More Than You Know

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PR 7433 intitolata "Jazz Classics"; Fantasy OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2.



    1955


    Clifford Brown - Raw Genius, Vol. 1 (Victor (J) SMJ 6185 6M)

    Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (ts) Billy Wallace (p) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    "Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, Novembre 7, 1955
    I'll Remember Aprile
    Woody'n You
    Hot House
    Clifford Brown - Raw Genius, Vol. 2 (Victor (J) SMJ 6186 6M)

    Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (ts) Chris Anderson (p -1) Billy Wallace (p -2) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    1. Cherokee
    2. Walkin'
    Worktime (Prestige PRLP 7020)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dicembre 2, 1955
    826 There's No Business Like Show Business
    827 Paradox
    828 Raincheck
    829 There Are Such Things
    830 It's Alright with Me

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7246; PR 7750 intitolata "Worktime!"; Fantasy OJC 007, OJCCD 007-2.



    1956


    Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street (EmArcy MG 36070)

    Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Gennaio4, 1956
    12421-4 Gertrude's Bounce
    12423-12 Powell's Prances

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 16, 1956
    12463-7 What Is This Thing Called Love?
    12464-14 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 17, 1956
    12459-1 I'll Remember Aprile
    12460-8 Time
    12461-16 The Scene Is Clean
    Clifford Brown - The Quintet, Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS 2-407)

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Gennaio4, 1956
    12422-10 Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly)
    Clifford Brown - Pure Genius, Vol. 1 (Elektra/Musician E1 60026)

    Stessi musicisti:
    Probabilmente registrato a in NYC, early 1956
    I'll Remember Aprile
    What's New?
    Daahoud
    Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
    52nd Street Theme
    The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 16, 1956
    12463-6 What Is This Thing Called Love? (alt. take)
    12464-1 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (breakdown)
    12464-2 Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (alt. take)

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 17, 1956
    12459-2 I'll Remember Aprile (breakdown)
    12462 Flossie Lou (reh. take)
    12462-3 Flossie Lou (alt. take 1)
    12462-7 Flossie Lou (alt. take 2)
    12462-8 Flossie Lou (alt. take 3)
    Clifford Brown - More Study in Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    12459-3 I'll Remember Aprile (alt. take)
    The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    12462-9 Flossie Lou

    ** Ristampata anche su Limelight LS 2-8601.
    Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (Prestige PRLP 7038)

    Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Marzo 22, 1956
    1. 867 I Feel a Song Comin' on
    2. 868 Pent-Up House
    3. 869 Valse Hot
    4. 870 Kiss and Run
    5. 871 Count Your Blessings

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7291 intitolata "Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Max Roach - 3 Giants!"; PR 7821 intitolata "Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Three Giants"; Fantasy OJC 243, OJCCD 243-2.
    Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet Live at Basin Street, Aprile, 1956 (Ingo (It) two)

    Stessi musicisti:
    "Basin Street Club", NYC, Aprile 28, 1956
    Waltz Hot (mof Valse Hot)
    I Feel a Song Comin' on

    Willie Jones (d) sostituisce Roach
    "Basin Street Club", NYC, Maggio 6, 1956
    Sweet Clifford
    What's New?
    Daahoud
    Tenor Madness (Prestige PRLP 7047)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) John Coltrane (ts -5) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Maggio 24, 1956
    1. 902 My Reverie
    2. 903 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
    3. 904 Paul's Pal
    4. 905 When Your Lover Has Gone
    5. 906 Tenor Madness

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PR 7657, Fantasy OJC 124, OJCCD 124-2.
    Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 7 (Philology (It) W 1008-2)

    Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) probabilmente Richie Powell (p) probabilmente George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
    WIOR trasmissione radio, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, Maggio 18, 1956
    Just One of Those Things
    You Go to My Head
    Good Bait
    Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009-2)

    Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -5) Sonny Rollins (ts) probabilmente Richie Powell (p) probabilmente George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    1. One for My Baby
    2. Someone to Watch Over Me
    3. What's New?
    4. These Foolish Things
    5. I Get a Kick Out of You
    Saxophone Colossus (Prestige PRLP 7079)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Maggio 22, 1956
    918 You Don't Know What Love Is
    919 St. Thomas
    920 Strode Rode
    921 Blue Seven
    922 Moritat (aka Mack the Knife)

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PRLP 7326, Fantasy OJC 291, OJCCD 291-2.
    Max Roach + 4 (EmArcy MG 36098)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Settembre 17, 1956
    13768 Mr. X
    13769 Body and Soul
    13770-4 Just One of Those Things

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Settembre 19, 1956
    13764-6 Ezz-thetic
    13766 Woody'n You
    13767 Dr. Free-Zee

    ** originally intended as EmArcy SR 80001.
    ** Ristampata anche su EmArcy (J) 195J 39 intitolata "Max Roach + 4 & More".
    Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 18, 1957
    15176-6 It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
    15178-5 Love Letters

    Stessi musicisti:
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 20, 1957
    15188-10 Minor Trouble

    ** Ristampato da EmArcy MG 36098 intitolata "Max Roach + 4" + 7 bonus tracks.
    Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Settembre 19, 1956
    13765 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

    Bill Wallace (p) sostituisce Bryant
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 18, 1957
    15175-10 I'll Take Romance
    15177 Blues Waltz

    Stessi musicisti:
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 20, 1957
    15187-7 Little Folks
    15189-4 Valse Hot

    Stessi musicisti:
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 21, 1957
    15194 Lover (mono edit)

    ** Ristampata anche su Mercury MG 20538.
    Rollins Plays for Bird (Prestige PRLP 7095)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, ottobre 5, 1956
    979 I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face
    980 Kids Know
    982 Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away from Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes

    ** Ristampata anche su Prestige PR 7553, Fantasy OJC 214, OJCCD 214-2.
    Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    981 The House I Live in

    Kenny Drew (p) sostituisce Dorham, Legge
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dicembre 7, 1956
    1033 Sonny Boy

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2.
    Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226)

    Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, ottobre 9, 1956
    Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
    Pannonica

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, ottobre 15, 1956
    Brilliant Corners

    Clark Terry (tp) Paul Chambers (b) sostituisce Henry, Pettiford
    NYC, Dicembre 7, 1956
    Bemsha Swing

    ** Ristampata anche su Riverside RLP 1174; RS 3000 intitolata "Mighty Monk"; Fantasy OJC 026, OJCCD 026-2.
    Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266)

    Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, ottobre 9, 1956
    Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited ver.)

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2.
    Kenny Dorham 1953, 1956, 1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    "Birdland", NYC, ottobre 10, 1956
    Valse Hot
    I Get a Kick Out of You
    Tour de Force (Prestige PRLP 7126)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo -2,3)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dicembre 7, 1956
    1. 1031 B. Swift
    2. 1032 My Ideal
    3. 1034 Two Different Worlds
    4. 1035 Ee-Ah
    5. 1036 B. Quick

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 095, OJCCD 095-2.
    Sonny Rollins, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1542)

    Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Dicembre 16, 1956
    tk.1 Decision
    tk.2 Plain Jane
    tk.5 Sonnysphere
    tk.6 How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
    tk.8 Bluesnote




    1957


    Way Out West (Contemporary C 3530)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
    Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 7, 1957
    I'm an Old Cowhand
    Solitude
    Come, Gone
    Wagon Wheels
    There Is No Greater Love
    Way Out West

    ** Ristampata anche su Contemporary S 7530; Stereo S 7017 intitolata "Way Out West in Stereo"; Fantasy OJC 337, OJCCD 337-2.
    Contemporary Alternate Takes (Contemporary S 7651)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    I'm an Old Cowhand (alt. take)
    Way Out West (alt. take)
    Come, Gone (alt. take)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Victor Feldman (vib -3) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d)
    Los Angeles, CA, ottobre 20, 21 & 22, 1958
    1. I've Found a New Baby (alt. take)
    2. The Song Is You (alt. take)
    3. You (alt. take)
    Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
    Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Marzo 21, 1957
    JB8 Lover (stereo edit)

    ** Ristampata anche su Mercury SR 60193.
    Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1558)

    J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2,4/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p -1,2,4/6) Thelonious Monk (p -3,6) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Aprile 14, 1957
    1. tk.1 Why Don't I?
    2. tk.4 Wail Marzo
    3. tk.6 Reflections
    4. tk.7 Poor Butterfly
    5. tk.11 You Stepped Out of a Dream
    6. tk.12 Misterioso
    Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts (Riverside RLP 12-239)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Maggio 21, 1957
    But Beautiful
    I'll Remember Aprile
    Falling in Love with Love
    La Villa

    add Betty Glamann (harp)
    NYC, Maggio 27, 1957
    My Old Flame

    ** Ristampata anche su Riverside RLP 1105, Fantasy OJC 028, OJCCD 028-2.
    The Sound of Sonny (Riverside RLP 12-241)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -1,2,4/7) Percy Heath (b -1,2,4/7) Roy Haynes (d -1,2,4/7)
    NYC, Maggio 11 & 12, 1957
    1. Dearly Beloved
    2. Everytime We Say Goodbye
    3. It Could Happen to You
    4. Just in Time
    5. Toot-Toot-Tootsie
    6. Mangoes
    7. Cutie

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -1) Paul Chambers (b) Roy Haynes (d)
    NYC, Maggio 19, 1957
    1. What Is There to Say?
    2. The Last Time I Saw Paris

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 029, OJCCD 029-2.
    Artisti vari - Blues for Tomorrow (Riverside RLP 12-243)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Funky Hotel Blues

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 030, OJCCD 030-2.
    Miles Davis - John Coltrane - Sonny Rollins (Ozone 18)

    Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (d)
    trasmissione radio, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, Luglio 13, 1957
    Roy's Romp (mof Four)
    Bye Bye Blackbird
    Miles Davis - Makin' Wax (Chakra CH 100)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    It Never Entered My Mind
    Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts (Yadeon (J) 502)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Walkin' (inc.)
    Newk's Time (Blue Note BLP 4001)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1,2,4/6) Doug Watkins (b -1,2,4/6) Philly Joe Jones (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, Settembre 22, 1957
    1. tk.5 Tune Up
    2. tk.9 Asiatic Race
    3. tk.13 Surrey with the Fringe on Top
    4. tk.15 Wonderful, Wonderful
    5. tk.17 Namely You
    6. tk.19 Blues for "Philly" Jones
    Abbey Lincoln - That's Him (Riverside RLP 12-251)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1/6,8, b -7) Paul Chambers (b -1/6,8) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
    NYC, ottobre 28, 1957
    1. Strong Man
    2. Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
    3. My Man
    4. That's Him
    5. I Must Have That Man
    6. Porgy
    7. Don't Explain
    8. When a Woman Loves a Man

    ** Ristampata anche su Riverside RLP 1107, Fantasy OJC 085, OJCCD 085-2.
    Abbey Lincoln - That's Him (Fantasy OJCCD 085-2)

    Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    I Must Have That Man (take 3)
    Porgy (take 1)

    ** Ristampato da Riverside RLP 12-251 + 2 bonus tracks.
    A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note BLP 1581)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Don Bailey (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
    "Village Vanguard", Sessione pomeridiana, NYC, Novembre 3, 1957
    tk.2 A Night in Tunisia (afternoon)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (d)
    "Village Vanguard", Sessione serale, NYC, Novembre 3, 1957
    tk.10 That Ol' Devil Moon
    tk.12 Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
    tk.13 Sonnymoon for Two
    tk.14 I Can't Get Started
    tk.17 Striver's Row
    More from the Vanguard (Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Don Bailey (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
    "Village Vanguard", Sessione pomeridiana, NYC, Novembre 3, 1957
    tk.3 I've Got You Under My Skin

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (d)
    "Village Vanguard", Sessione serale, NYC, Novembre 3, 1957
    tk.6 A Night in Tunisia (evening)
    tk.7 Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (alt. take)
    tk.8 Four
    tk.9 Woody'n You
    tk.11 What Is This Thing Called Love?
    tk.15 I'll Remember Aprile
    tk.16 Get Happy (long ver.)
    tk.18 All the Things You Are
    tk.19 Get Happy (short ver.)
    Sonny Rollins, Thad Jones - Sonny Rollins Plays (Period SPL 1204)

    Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Dennis (d)
    NYC, Novembre 4, 1957
    Sonnymoon for Two
    Like Someone in Love
    Theme from Pathetique Symphony
    Dizzy Gillespie - Duets (Verve MGV 8260)

    Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
    NYC, Dicembre 11, 1957
    21845-2 | 62VK451 Wheatleigh Hall
    21846 Sumphin'

    ** Solo su Verve VE2 2505.
    Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins - Sonny Side Up (Verve MGV 8262)

    Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
    NYC, Dicembre 19, 1957
    21857 | 62VK497 The Eternal Triangle
    21857A On the Sunny Side of the Street
    21857B | 62VK498 After Hours
    21857C | 63VK627 I Know That You Know

    ** Solo su Verve VE2 2505.
    In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 029)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
    The States, circa 1957
    Oleo
    Sonny's Blues

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)
    Continental, 1958
    Lover



    1958


    Freedom Suite (Riverside RLP 12-258)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
    NYC, Febbraio 11, 1958
    Someday I'll Find You
    Shadow Waltz
    Till There Was You (take 4)
    Will You Still Be Mine?

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Marzo 7, 1958
    The Freedom Suite

    ** Ristampata anche su Jazzland JLP 86 intitolata "Shadow Waltz"; Riverside RS 3010, Fantasy OJC 067, OJCCD 067-2.
    The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 11, 1958
    Till There Was You (take 3)
    Artisti vari - Newport Jazz Festival 1958-59 (FDC (It) 1024)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d)
    'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, Luglio 7, 1958
    I Want to Be Happy
    The Big Brass (Metro Jazz E 1002)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b -1/3) Charles 'Specs' Wright (d -1/3)
    Beltone Studios, NYC, Luglio 10, 1958
    1. What's My Name? (mono edit)
    2. If You Were the Only Girl in the World
    3. Manhattan
    4. Body and Soul

    Nat Adderley (cor) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Sonny Rollins (ts) Dick Katz (p) Rene Thomas (g) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
    Metropolitan Studios, NYC, Luglio 11, 1958
    Who Cares?
    Love Is a Simple Thing
    Grand Street (mono ending)
    Far Out East

    ** Ristampata anche su Metro Jazz SE 1002.
    The Big Brass (Metro Jazz SE 1002)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Charles 'Specs' Wright (d)
    Beltone Studios, NYC, Luglio 10, 1958
    What's My Name?

    Nat Adderley (cor) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Sonny Rollins (ts) Dick Katz (p) Rene Thomas (g) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
    Metropolitan Studios, NYC, Luglio 11, 1958
    Grand Street (stereo ending)

    ** Ristampato da Metro Jazz E 1002.
    Brass and Trio (Verve V/V6 8430)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Grand Street (Verve ending)
    Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (Metro Jazz E 1011)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p -3,4) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
    "Music Inn", Lenox, MA, Agosto 3, 1958
    1. Limehouse Blues
    2. I'll Follow My Secret Heart
    3. You Are Too Beautiful
    4. Doxy

    ** Ristampata anche su Metro Jazz SE 1011.
    The Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, Vol. 2: Gest Artist Sonny Rollins (Atlantic 1299)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    Bags' Groove
    A Night in Tunisia

    ** Ristampata anche su Atlantic SD 1299.
    Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (Contemporary C 3564)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Victor Feldman (vib -4) Hampton Hawes (p -1,2,4/8) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d -1,2,4/6,8)
    Los Angeles, CA, ottobre 20, 21 & 22, 1958
    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. Alone Together
    7. In the Chapel in the Moonlight
    8. The Song Is You

    ** Ristampata anche su Contemporary S 7564, Fantasy OJC 340, OJCCD 340-2.



    1959


    Sonny Rollins Trio in Svezia 1959 (Ingo (It) nine)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Joe Harris (d)
    Stockholm, Svezia, Febbraio, 1959
    Paul's Pal
    Love Letters
    It Don't Mean a Thing
    Sonny Rollins Trio in Stockholm 1959 - St. Thomas (Dragon (Sw) DRLP 73)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
    trasmissione radio, Stockholm, Svezia, Marzo 4, 1959
    Another Me, Another You
    I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
    Stay as Sweet as You Are
    How High the Moon
    Oleo

    Stessi musicisti:
    Nalen, Svezia, Marzo, 1959
    St. Thomas
    Paul's Pal
    Sonny Moon for Two (Moon (It) MCD 015-2)

    Stessi musicisti:
    Stockholm, Svezia, Marzo 5, 1959
    I Remember You
    I've Told Every Little Star
    Oleo
    Will You Still Be Mine?
    It Could Happen to You

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
    "Kongresshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, Settembre 6, 1968
    Sonnymoon for Two
    Aix en Provence 1959 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 520)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
    Aix en Provence, Titoli sconosciuti, Marzo 11, 1959
    Woody'n You
    But Not for Me
    Lady Bird
    Sixties Standards (Bandstand (J) TKCB 70068)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
    Continental, Marzo, 1959
    It Could Happen to You
    I Remember You
    Will You Still Be Mine?
    I've Told Ev'ry Little Star

    Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d)
    Continental, Gennaio, 1963
    Everything Happens to Me
    On Green Dolphin Street

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)
    Continental, Novembre, 1965
    Night and Day



    1962


    The Bridge (RCA Victor LPM 2527)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Harry Saunders (d)
    NYC, Gennaio30, 1962
    God Bless' the Child

    Ben Riley (d) sostituisce Saunders
    NYC, Febbraio 13, 1962
    John S
    You Do Something to Me
    Where Are You?

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 14, 1962
    Without a Song
    The Bridge
    What's New? (RCA Victor LPM 2572)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Ben Riley (d) Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez (per)
    NYC, Aprile 5, 1962
    The Nights Has a Thousand Eyes

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Aprile 25, 1962
    If Ever I Would Leave You
    Don't Stop the Carnival

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Aprile 26, 1962
    Brownskin Gal

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Candido (per)
    NYC, Maggio 14, 1962
    Jungoso
    Bluesongo
    Our Man in Jazz (RCA Victor LPM 2612)

    Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
    NYC, Luglio 27-30, 1962
    Oleo
    Dearly Beloved
    Doxy
    European Concerts (Bandstand BDLP 1502)

    Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d)
    Continental, 1962
    Sonnymoon for Two



    1963


    Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Jazz in Europe 1963 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241)

    Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d)
    "Salle Pleyel", Paris, Titoli sconosciuti, Gennaio15, 1963
    Without a Song
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Solitude
    Sonnymoon (aka Sonnymoon for Two)
    Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 2 (Moon (It) MCD 054-2)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    52nd Street Theme
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Solitude
    Without a Song
    Sonny Rollins in Europe 1963, Vol. 1 (Jazz Up (It) JU 313)

    Stessi musicisti:
    "Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, Gennaio, 1963
    Titoli sconosciuti
    Sonny Rollins in Europe 1963, Vol. 2 (Jazz Up (It) JU 314)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Titoli sconosciuti
    Sonny Rollins Live in Paris 1963 (Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101)

    Stessi musicisti:
    Paris, Titoli sconosciuti, Gennaio, 1963
    Solitude
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Announcement by S. Rollins
    Without a Song
    Sonnymoon for Two
    Everything Happens to Me
    52nd Street Theme
    In Stuttgart Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 002)

    Stessi musicisti:
    Stuttgart, Germania Ovest, Gennaio, 1963
    Titoli sconosciuti
    Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry - Stuttgart 1963 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5235)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    52nd Street Theme
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Sonnymoon for Two
    Gary Burton, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry - 3 in Jazz (RCA Victor LPM 2725)

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 20, 1963
    I Could Write a Book
    You Are My Lucky Star
    There Will Never Be Another You
    Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins - Sonny Meets Hawk! (RCA Victor LPM 2712)

    Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins (ts) Paul Bley (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Luglio 15, 1963
    Yesterdays
    All the Things You Are
    Lover Man

    Henry Grimes (b) sostituisce Cranshaw
    NYC, Luglio 18, 1963
    Just Friends
    At McKie's'
    Summertime




    1964


    Now's the Time (RCA Victor LPM 2927)

    Thad Jones (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Gennaio20, 1964
    52nd Street Theme

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p -1,3) Ron Carter (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Febbraio 14, 1964
    1. 'Round About Midnight
    2. St. Thomas
    3. Now's the Time

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Febbraio 18, 1964
    Afternoon in Paris

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Aprile 14, 1964
    Blue 'n' Boogie
    I Remember Clifford
    Four
    After the Bridge (RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11)

    Thad Jones (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Gennaio20, 1964
    I Remember Clifford

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p -2,5/7) Ron Carter (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
    NYC, Febbraio 14, 1964
    1. 52nd Street Theme
    2. Django
    3. St. Thomas
    4. Four, II
    5. Now's the Time
    6. Afternoon in Paris
    7. Four, I

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Jim Hall (g) David Izenzon, Teddy Smith (b) Stu Martin (d)
    NYC, Maggio 11, 1964
    Trav'lin' Light

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
    NYC, Luglio 2, 1964
    Winter Wonderland
    When You Wish Upon a Star
    The Standard (RCA Victor LPM 3355)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Jim Hall (g) David Izenzon, Teddy Smith (b) Stu Martin (d)
    NYC, Maggio 11, 1964
    Trav'lin' Light

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
    NYC, Maggio 23, 1964
    I'll Be Seeing You

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g -1) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
    NYC, Maggio 24, 1964
    1. My Ship
    2. Three Little Words
    3. Night and Day

    Stessi musicisti:
    NYC, Maggio 26, 1964
    Love Letters
    Long Ago and Far Away

    Herbie Hancock (p) sostituisce Hall
    NYC, Luglio 2, 1964
    It Could Happen to You
    My One and Only Love

    omit Hancock
    NYC, Luglio 9, 1964
    Autumn Nocturne



    1965


    There Will Never Be Another You (Impulse IA 9349)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker (d)
    "Museum of Modern Art", NYC, Maggio 17, 1965
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Three Little Words
    Mademoiselle de Paris
    To a Wild Rose
    There Will Never Be Another You
    Sonny Rollins on Impulse! (Impulse A 91)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Walter Booker (b) Mickey Roker (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Luglio 8, 1965
    On Green Dolphin Street
    Everything Happens to Me
    Hold 'Em Joe
    Blue Room
    Three Little Words

    ** Ristampata anche su Impulse IMPD 223.
    Sonny Rollins Trio Live in Europe '65 (Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 118)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)
    live in Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark & Johanneshow Isstadion, Stockholm, Svezia, Novembre 1 & 2, 1965
    Night and Day
    Sonnymoon for Two
    Medley: Oleo / Sonnymoon for Two / Three Little Words
    Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins - The Paris Concert '65 (Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 121/22)

    Stessi musicisti:
    "Salle de la Mutualite", Paris, Titoli sconosciuti, Novembre 4, 1965
    Titoli sconosciuti
    Sonny Rollins in Paris (Jazzway (It) LLM 1501)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Gilbert Rovere (b) Art Taylor (d)
    live in Paris, Titoli sconosciuti, 1965 or 1966?
    I Can't Get Started
    Three Little Words
    St. Thomas
    There Will Never Be Another You
    When I Grow Too Old to Dream
    Mademoiselle de Paris



    1966


    Alfie (Impulse A 9111)

    J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2) Jimmy Cleveland (tb -3/6) Phil Woods (as) Robert Ashton, Sonny Rollins (ts) Danny Bank (bars) Roger Kellaway (p) Kenny Burrell (g) Walter Booker (b) Frankie Dunlop (d) Oliver Nelson (arr, cond)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Gennaio26, 1966
    1. 90466 Alfie's Theme Differently
    2. 90467 Street Runner with Child
    3. 90468 Transition Theme for Minor Blues or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
    4. 90469 He's Younger Than You Are
    5. 90470 On Impulse!
    6. 90471 Alfie's Theme

    ** Ristampata anche su Impulse IMPD 224.
    East Broadway Run Down (Impulse A 9121)

    Freddie Hubbard (tp -1) Sonny Rollins (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)
    Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Maggio 9, 1966
    1. East Broadway Run Down
    2. Blessing in Disguise
    3. We Kiss in a Shadow

    ** Ristampata anche su Impulse IMPD 161.



    1968


    Sonny Rollins in Denmark 1 (Moon (It) MCD 037-2)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert "Tootie" Heath (d)
    "Kongresshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, Settembre 6, 1968
    Four
    Naima
    Sonny Rollins in Denmark 2 (Moon (It) MCD 038-2)

    Stessi musicisti:
    Copenhagen, Denmark, Settembre, 1968
    Titoli sconosciuti



    1972


    Sonny Rollins' Next Album (Milestone M 9042)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) George Cables (p, el-p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Arthur Jenkins (cga)
    NYC, Luglio 14, 1972
    Playin' in the Yard
    Keep Hold of Yourself

    Rollins plays (ts, ss); David Lee (d) sostituisce DeJohnette
    NYC, Luglio 27, 1972
    Poinciana
    The Everywhere Calypso
    Skylark

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 312, OJCCD 312-2.



    1973


    Horn Culture (Milestone M 9051)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) Walter Davis Jr. (p, el-p) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) David Lee (d) Mtume (per, p)
    NYC & Berkeley, CA, Maggio, Luglio, Maggio 7, 1973
    Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Horn
    Sais
    Notes for Eddie
    God Bless the Child
    Love Man
    Good Morning, Heartache

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 314, OJCCD 314-2.
    Sonny Rollins in Giappone (Victor (J) SMJ 6030)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) David Lee (d) Mtume (per, p)
    Tokyo, Giappone, Settembre 30, 1973
    Powaii
    St. Thomas
    Alfie
    Moritat (aka Mack the Knife)



    1974


    The Cutting Edge (Milestone M 9059)

    Rufus Harley (bagpipes -5) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stanley Cowell (p) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) David Lee (d) Mtume (per)
    'Montreux Jazz Festival', "Casino de Montreux", Switzerland, Luglio 6, 1974
    1. The Cutting Edge
    2. To a Wild Rose
    3. First Moves
    4. A House Is Not a Home
    5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 468, OJCCD 468-2.
    First Moves (Jazz Door (It) JD 1271)

    Rufus Harley (ss, bagpipes) Sonny Rollins (ts) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Gene Perla (b) David Lee (d)
    Beograd, Yugoslavia, Novembre 12, 1974
    To a Wild Rose
    Alfie's Theme



    1975


    Nucleus (Milestone M 9064)

    Raul DeSouza (tb -1/4,6,7) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bennie Maupin (ts, bcl, sxo, lyricon) George Duke (p, el-p -1,3,5/7) Chuck Rainey (el-b -1/3,6) Bob Cranshaw (el-b -4,5,7) Eddie Moore (d -1/3,6) Roy McCurdy (d -4,5,7) Mtume (per -1/4,6)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Settembre 2-5, 1975
    1. Lucille
    2. Gwaligo
    3. Are You Ready?
    4. Azalea
    5. Newkleus
    6. Cosmet
    7. My Reverie

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJC 620, OJCCD 620-2.



    1976


    The Way I Feel (Milestone M 9074)

    Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley (tp -1,2,4/6) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Don Waldrap (tb -1,2,4/6) Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson (frh -1,2,4/6) Bill Green (picc, fl, ss -1,2,4/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Patrice Rushen (p, el-p, cl, syn) Lee Ritenour (g) Charles Meeks (b, el-b -1,2,4,5) Alex Blake (b, el-b -3,6,7) Billy Cobham (d) Bill Summers (cga, per)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Agosto, ottobre, 1976
    1. Island Lady
    2. Asfrantation Woogie
    3. Love Reborn
    4. Happy Feel
    5. Shout It Out
    6. The Way I Feel About You
    7. Charm Baby

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 666-2.
    Island Lady (Joker (J) UPS 2062)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Mike Wolff (p) Aurell Ray (g) Don Pate (b) Eddie Moore (d)
    Continental, ottobre, 1976
    Don't Stop the Carnival
    Charm Baby
    Keep Hold of Yourself (Keep Old Yourself)
    Easy Living
    Lucille
    Island Lady
    Strode Rode



    1977


    Easy Living (Milestone M 9080)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) George Duke (key) Charles Icarus Johnson (g -1/3,5) Paul Jackson (el-b) Tony Williams (d)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Agosto 3-6, 1977
    1. Down the Line
    2. My One and Only Love
    3. Arroz con Pollo
    4. Easy Living
    5. Hear What I'm Saying

    Byron Miller (el-b) Bill Summers (cga) sostituisce Jackson
    Stessa data e studio di registrazione
    Isn't She Lovely

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 893-2.



    1978


    Don't Stop the Carnival (Milestone M 55005)

    Donald Byrd (tp, flh -5/9) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p, el-p) Aurell Ray (el-g) Jerry Harris (el-b) Tony Williams (d)
    "Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, Aprile 13-15, 1978
    1. Don't Stop the Carnival
    2. Silver City
    3. Autumn Nocturne
    4. Camel
    5. Nobody Else But Me
    6. Non-Cents
    7. A Child's Prayer
    8. President Hayes
    9. Sais

    ** Ristampata anche su Milestone MCD 55005-2.
    Milestone Jazzstars in Concert with Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Al Foster (Milestone M 55006)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) McCoy Tyner (p) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d)
    "San Francisco Madison", New Haven, San Francisco, CA, Settembre 22, ottobre 15 & 22, 1978
    The Cutting Edge
    Alone Together
    Continuum
    Nubia
    N.O. Blues
    Willow Weep for Me
    In a Sentimental Mood
    A Little Pianissimo
    Don't Stop the Carnival



    1979


    Don't Ask (Milestone M 9090)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, lyricon, p) Mark Soskin (p, el-p, syn -1,3,5/7) Larry Coryell (el-g -2/5,7) Jerome Harris (el-b -1,3,5/7) Al Foster (d -1,3,5/7) Bill Summers (cga, per -1,3,5/7)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Maggio 15-18, 1979
    1. Harlem Boys
    2. The File
    3. Disco Monk
    4. My Ideal
    5. Don't Ask
    6. Tai-Chi
    7. And Then, My Love, I Found You

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 915-2.



    1980


    Love at First Sight (Milestone M 9098)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, lyricon) George Duke (p, el-p -1/5) Stanley Clarke (el-b) Al Foster (d -1/3,5) Bill Summers (cga, per -1/5)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Maggio 9-12, 1980
    1. Little Lu
    2. The Dream That We Fell Out of
    3. Strode Rode
    4. The Very Thought of You
    5. Caress
    6. Double Feature

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 753-2.
    Rolling Stones - Tattoo You (Rolling Stones Records COC 16052)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Rolling Stones (Gruppo rock)
    Los Angeles, CA, 1980
    Slave
    Waiting on a Friend



    1981


    No Problem (Milestone M 9104)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Bobby Broom (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Tony Williams (d)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Dicembre 9-15, 1981
    No Problem
    Here You Come Again
    Jo-Jo
    Coconut Bread
    Penny Saved
    Illusions
    Joyous Lake

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 1014-2.



    1982


    Reel Life (Milestone M 9108)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Bobby Broom (g) Yoshiaki Masuo (g, el-g, claves -2/7) Bob Cranshaw (el-b, cabasa) Jack DeJohnette (d, cga, maracas) Lucille Rollins (cowbell)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Agosto 17-22, 1982
    1. My Little Brown Book
    2. Best Wishes
    3. Reel Life
    4. McGhee
    5. Rosita's Best Friend
    6. Sonny Side Up
    7. Solo Reprise (Sonny)



    1983


    Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins - Dream Teams (Bugsy BGS 034/2)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Pat Metheny (el-g) Alphonso Johnson (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
    "Open Theater East", Tokyo, Giappone, Luglio 31, 1983
    Coconut Bread
    Don't Stop the Carnival
    Mc Ghee
    Moritat (aka Mack the Knife)
    The Meeting (All of Us AS 40)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Mc Ghee
    The Meeting



    1984


    Sunny Days, Starry Nights (Milestone M 9122)

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p, el-p, cel, syn) Russell Blake (el-b) Tommy Campbell (d) Lucille Rollins (cowbell -1,6)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Gennaio23-27, 1984
    1. Mava Mava
    2. I'm Old Fashioned
    3. Wynton
    4. Tell Me You Love Me
    5. I'll See You Again
    6. Kilauea

    ** Ristampata anche su Milestone MCD 9122-2.



    1985


    The Solo Album (Milestone M 9137)

    Sonny Rollins (ts)
    Sculpture Garden, "Museum of Modern Art", NYC, Luglio 19, 1985
    Soloscope, Pt. 1
    Soloscope, Pt. 2

    ** Ristampata anche su Fantasy OJCCD 956-2.
    Just Once (Jazz Door (It) JD 12121)

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (key) Jerome Harris (b) Tommy Campbell (d)
    circa 1985
    Just Once
    Autumn Nocturne
    I'm Old Fashioned
    Allison
    St. Thomas



    1986


    Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man (Milestone M 9150)

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d)
    Opus 40, Saugerties, NYC, Agosto 16, 1986, Aprile 9, 1987
    G-Man
    Kim
    Don't Stop the Carnival

    ** Ristampata anche su Milestone MCD 9150-2.
    Sonny Rollins Plays G-Man (Milestone MCD 9150-2)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Tenor Madness

    ** Ristampato da Milestone M 9150 + 1 bonus track.



    1987


    Dancing in the Dark (Milestone M 9155)

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p, el-p) Jerome Harris (el-b, rhythm-g) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d)
    Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, Settembre 15-25, 1987
    Just Once
    O.T.Y.O.G.
    Promise
    Duke of Iron
    Dancing in the Dark
    I'll String Along with You
    Allison

    ** Ristampata anche su Milestone MCD 9155-2.
    Dancing in the Dark (Milestone MCD 9155-2)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Allison (alt. take)

    ** Ristampato da Milestone M 9155 + 1 bonus track.



    1989


    Falling in Love with Jazz (Milestone M 9179)

    Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jerome Harris (el-b) Jeff Watts (d)
    NYC, Maggio 3, 1989
    For All We Know
    I Should Care

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
    NYC, Agosto 5, 1989
    Tennessee Waltz
    Little Girl Blue

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p, el-p) Jerome Harris (el-g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
    NYC, Settembre 9, 1989
    Falling in Love with Jazz
    Sister

    ** Ristampata anche su Milestone MCD 9179-2.
    Falling in Love with Jazz (Milestone MCD 9179-2)

    Stessa sessione di registrazione

    Amanda

    ** Ristampato da Milestone M 9179 + 1 bonus track.



    1991


    Here's to the People (Milestone MCD 9194-2)

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Steve Jordan (d)
    NYC, Agosto 10, 1991
    Here's to the People
    Lucky Day

    Jack DeJohnette (d) sostituisce Jordan
    NYC, Agosto 17, 1991
    Doc Phil

    omit Anderson
    NYC, Agosto 24, 1991
    Why Was I Born?
    Someone to Watch Over Me
    Long Ago and Far Away

    Roy Hargrove (tp) Al Foster (d) sostituisce Harris, DeJohnette
    NYC, Agosto 27, 1991
    I Wish I Knew
    Young Boy



    1993


    Old Flames (Milestone MCD 9215-2)

    Jon Faddis, Byron Stripling (flh -1,7) Clifton Anderson (tb) Alex Brofsky (frh -1,7) Bob Stewart (tu -1,7) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Jimmy Heath (arr, cond -1,7)
    NYC, Luglio, Agosto, 1993
    1. Darn That Dream
    2. Where or When
    3. My Old Flame
    4. Times Slimes
    5. I See Your Face Before Me
    6. Delia
    7. Prelude to a Kiss



    1995


    Sonny Rollins + 3 (Milestone MCD 9250-2)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
    NYC, Agosto 30, 1995
    They Say It's Wonderful
    Cabin in the Sky

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Al Foster (d)
    NYC, ottobre 7, 1995
    What a Difference a Day Made
    Biji
    Mona Lisa
    H.S.
    I've Never Been in Love Before



    1998


    Global Warming (Milestone MCD 9280-2)

    Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Idris Muhammad (d)
    NYC, Gennaio7, 1998
    Echo-Side Blue
    Mother Nature's Blues
    Change Partners

    Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p, kalimba) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Perry Wilson (d) Victor See Yuen (per)
    NYC, Febbraio 28, 1998
    Island Lady
    Global Warming
    Clear-Cut Boogie



    .


    This Is What I Do (Milestone MCD 9310-2)

    Clifton Anderson (tb -2,3) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
    NYC, Maggio 8 & 9, 2000
    1. Salvador
    2. Sweet Leilani
    3. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
    4. The Moon of Manakoora

    Perry Wilson (d) sostituisce DeJohnette
    NYC, Luglio 29, 2000
    Did You See Harold Vick?
    Charles M.
    Altro
    Vintage Sessions (Prestige P 24096)

    Sonny Rollins (ts, ss, lyricon) a.o.
    Data e luogo di registrazione sconosciuto
    Titolo sconosciuto