1949 (The age of 19)
Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra
Bennie Green, J.J. Johnson (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Jordan Fordin (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Linton Garner (p) Art Phipps (b) Jack "The Bear" Parker (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
NYC, January 20, 1949
| 3393-3 | Capitolizing | Capitol (J) CR 8812; Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2 |
| 3394-4 | Professor Bop | - |
* Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby (Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2)
Babs Gonzales And His Orchestra
J.J. Johnson (tb) Alberto Socarras (fl) Don Redman (ss) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Ray Nance (violin -3) Bruce Lawrence (b, vo) Roy Haynes (d, vo) Babs Gonzales (vo)
NYC, April 27, 1949
| 1. 3776-3 | Real Crazy | Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2 |
| 2. 3777-4 | Then You'll Be Boppin' Too | - |
| 3. 3778-1 | When Lovers They Lose | - |
| 4. 3779-2 | St. Louis Blues | Capitol (J) CR 8812; Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2 |
* Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby (Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2)
J.J. Johnson Quintet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Gene Ramey (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, May 11, 1949
| S36-130-1 | Audobahn | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-130-3 | Audobahn (Audubon) | Savoy 947, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-131 | Don't Blame Me | Savoy 949, MG 15049, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-132-2 | Goof Square | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-132-4 | - | - |
| S36-132-8 | - | Savoy MG 15049, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-133-3 | Bee Jay | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-133-5 | - | Savoy 949, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
* J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG 12106)
* J.J. Johnson - Kai Winding Sextet (Savoy MG 15049)
* J.J. Johnson - Audubon b/w Stan Getz - Fast (Savoy 947)
* J.J. Johnson - Don't Blame Me b/w Bee Jay (Savoy 949)
J.J. Johnson's Boppers
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 26, 1949
| JRC20B | Elysees | New Jazz 803, 810; Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC21C | Opus V | New Jazz 806; Prestige PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC22C | Hi-Lo | - |
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt | Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
* J.J. Johnson - Looking Back (Prestige PRLP 7253)
* Various Artists - Early Bones (Prestige P 24067)
* Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - Modern Jazz Trombones (Prestige PRLP 109)
* J.J. Johnson Sextet (Prestige PREP 1330)
* Terry Gibbs - Cuddles b/w J.J. Johnson - Elysees (New Jazz 803)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees b/w Don Lanphere - Spider's Webb (New Jazz 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees b/w Fox Hunt (Prestige 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Opus V b/w Hi-Lo (New Jazz 806; Prestige 806)
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-1 | Bouncing With Bud (alt. take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-2 | Bouncing With Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-0 | Wail (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-0 | Dance Of The Infidels (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-1 | Dance Of The Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
* Bud Powell - Alternate Takes (Blue Note BST 84430)
* Fats Navarro - Prime Source (Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2)
* The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1531)
* The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1503, BST 81503 (pseudo stereo))
* The Amazing Bud Powell (Blue Note BLP 5003)
* Fats Navarro Memorial Album (Blue Note BLP 5004)
* Bud Powell - Bouncing With Bud b/w Wail (Blue Note 1567)
* Bud Powell - Dance Of The Infidels b/w 52nd Street Theme (Blue Note 1568)
1951 (The age of 21)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
| 128A | Morpheus | Prestige 734, PREP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
| 129B | Down | Prestige 742, PREP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
| 131A | Whispering | Prestige 742, PREP 1320, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
= Miles Davis - Early Miles 1951 & 1953 (Prestige PRLP 7168)
= Miles Davis - Early Miles (Prestige PR 7674)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige P 24054)
* Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets (Prestige PRLP 113)
* Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PREP 1320)
* Miles Davis - Morpheus b/w Blue Room (Prestige 734)
* Miles Davis - Down b/w Whispering (Prestige 742)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Miles Davis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
| 132 | I Know | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins And The Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins Quartet (Prestige PRLP 137)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 2, 1951
| Move (Moo/Mod) | Session Disc 102; Ozone 7; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Half Nelson (two) | - | |
| Down (Mick's Blues) | - | |
| Jumpin' With Symphony Sid | Session Disc 102 |
* Miles Davis - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Art Blakey (Ozone 7)
* Miles Davis Featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 1. 228 | Conception | Prestige 868, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7457, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 005-2 |
| 2. 229 | Out Of The Blue | Prestige 876, PREP 1361, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 3. 230 | Denial | Prestige PREP 1361, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 4. 231 | Bluing, Pt. 1&2 | Prestige 846, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 5. - | Bluing, Pt. 3 | Prestige 868, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 6. 232 | Dig | Prestige 777, 45-321, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PRLP 7298, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 7. 233 | My Old Flame | Prestige 766, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 005-2 |
| 8. 234 | It's Only A Paper Moon | Prestige 817, 45-321, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7457)
* Miles Davis - Conception (Prestige PR 7744)
* Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 16002)
* Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PR 24022)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige P 24054)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige PRLP 7012; Original Jazz Classics OJC 005, OJCCD 005-2)
= Diggin' With The Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PRLP 7281)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Miles Davis - The New Sounds (Prestige PRLP 124)
* Miles Davis Blue Period (Prestige PRLP 140)
* Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (Prestige PREP 1349)
* Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PREP 1361)
* Miles Davis (Prestige PREP 1355)
* Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins (Prestige PREP 1339)
* Miles Davis - Dig b/w It's Only A Paper Moon (Prestige 45-321)
* Miles Davis - Conception b/w Bluing, Pt. 3 (Prestige 868)
* Miles Davis - Out Of The Blue, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 876)
* Miles Davis - Bluing, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 846)
* Miles Davis - Dig, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 777, 777x45)
* Miles Davis - My Old Flame, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 766)
* Miles Davis - It's Only A Paper Moon, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 817, 817x45)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951
| 267 | Time On My Hands | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 268 | Mambo Bounce | Prestige 769, PRLP 135, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
| 269 | This Love Of Mine | Prestige 769, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 270 | Shadrack | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 271 | On A Slow Boat To China | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 272 | With A Song In My Heart | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029; Moodsville MVLP 35; Prestige PR 24004 |
| 273 | Scoops | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 274 | Newk's Fadeaway | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins And The Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Various Artists - Music Of Richard Rodgers Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 35)
* Sonny Rollins Quartet (Prestige PRLP 137)
* Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt/Joe Holiday/Kenny Graham - Mambo Jazz (Prestige PRLP 135)
* Sonny Rollins - Mambo Bounce b/w This Love Of Mine (Prestige 769)
* Sonny Rollins - Shadrack b/w With A Song In My Heart (Prestige 780)
1953
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953
| 450 | Compulsion | Prestige PRLP 7044, PR 7822 |
| 451-1 | The Serpent's Tooth, I | - |
| 451-2 | The Serpent's Tooth, II | - |
| 452 | 'Round Midnight | - |
* Miles Davis - Miles Ahead (Prestige PR 7822)
Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
NYC, October 7, 1953
| 509 | In A Sentimental Mood | Prestige 874, 45-284, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 510 | The Stopper | Prestige 874, 45-173, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 511 | Almost Like Being In Love | Prestige 45-284, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 512 | No Moe | Prestige PREP 1337, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins And The Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige PREP 1337)
* Sonny Rollins - Almost Like Being In Love b/w In A Sentimental Mood (Prestige 45-284)
* Sonny Rollins - The Stopper b/w Moritat (Prestige 45-173)
* Sonny Rollins - In A Sentimental Mood b/w The Stopper (Prestige 874)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Julius Watkins (frh) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Willie Jones (d)
NYC, November 13, 1953
| 531 | Let's Call This | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 532-1 | Think Of One (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24046 |
| 532-2 | Think Of One | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 533 | Friday The Thirteenth | Prestige PRLP 166, PRLP 7075, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
= Thelonious Monk - Wee See (Prestige PRLP 7245)
= Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk (Prestige PR 7363)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Thelonious Monk And Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075; Original Jazz Classics OJC 059, OJCCD 059-2)
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PRLP 166)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PREP 1352)
1954
Art Farmer Quintet
Art Farmer (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1954
| 553 | Soft Shoe | Prestige PRLP 177; New Jazz NJLP 8258; Prestige PR 24032 |
| 554 | Confab In Tempo | - |
| 555 | I'll Take Romance | - |
* Art Farmer - Farmer's Market (Prestige PR 24032)
* Art Farmer (Prestige PRLP 177)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1954
| 590 | Airegin | Prestige PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
| 591 | Oleo | - |
| 592-1 | But Not For Me | Prestige 915, PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
| 592-2 | But Not For Me (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7109, PR 7847, P 24077 |
| 593 | Doxy | Prestige PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
= Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige PRLP 16-3)
* Miles Davis - Oleo (Prestige PR 7847)
* Miles Davis - Tallest Trees (Prestige PR 24012)
* Miles Davis - Tune Up (Prestige P 24077)
* Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 187)
* Miles Davis - But Not For Me b/w ??? (Prestige 915)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954
| 606 | Movin' Out | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058 |
| 607 | Swinging For Bumsy | - |
| 608 | Silk 'N' Satin | - |
| 609 | Solid | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics (Prestige PR 7433)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins Quintet (Prestige PRLP 186)
Thelonious Monk - Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
| 630 | I Want To Be Happy | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075 |
| 631 | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, PR 24004 |
| 632 | More Than You Know | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7058 |
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058; Original Jazz Classics OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2)
= Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics (Prestige PR 7433)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 190)
1955 (The age of 25)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Septet
Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (ts) Billy Wallace (p -1/3) Chris Anderson (p -4) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
| 1. | I'll Remember April, Pt. 1&2 | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
| 2. | Woody'n You | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1012-2 |
| 3. | Hot House | - |
| 4. | Cherokee | Victor (J) SMJ 6186M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
= Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 (Victor (J) SMJ 6186M)
= Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 10 (Philology (It) W 1011-2)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 11 (Philology (It) W 1012-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
| 826 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 827 | Paradox | Prestige PRLP 7020, PR 24004 |
| 828 | Raincheck | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 829 | There Are Such Things | Prestige PRLP 7020; Moodsville MVLP 2; Prestige P 24082 |
| 830 | It's Alright With Me | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
= Sonny Rollins - Worktime! (Prestige PR 7750)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care Of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Various Artists - Modern Moods (Moodsville MVLP 2)
1956
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce | EmArcy MG 36070, MG 36085; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
| 12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (Step Lightly) | EmArcy EMS 2-407, (J) 195J 1 |
| 12423-12 | Powell's Prances | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* Various Artists - The Young Ones Of Jazz (EmArcy MG 36085)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - The Quintet, Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS 2-407)
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
probably live in NYC, early 1956
| I'll Remember April | Elektra/Musician E1 60026; Philology (It) W 1013-2 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Daahoud | - | |
| Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 12 (Philology (It) W 1013-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love? (alt. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12464-1 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12464-2 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alt. take) | - |
| 12464-14 | Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-1 | I'll Remember April | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alt. take) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 12460-8 | Time | EmArcy MG 36070; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12462 | Flossie Lou (rehearsal take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 1) | - |
| 12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 2) | - |
| 12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 3) | - |
| 12462-9 | Flossie Lou | Limelight LM 2-8201; EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
* Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956
| 864 | In Your Own Sweet Way | Prestige PRLP 7044, PR 7847 |
| 865 | No Line | - |
| 866 | Weird Blues | - |
* Miles Davis - Oleo (Prestige PR 7847)
Sonny Rollins plus Four
Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 22, 1956
| 1. 867 | I Feel A Song Comin' On | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 2. 868 | Pent-Up House | - |
| 3. 869 | Valse Hot | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
| 4. 870 | Kiss And Run | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 5. 871 | Count Your Blessings | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - 3 Giants! (Prestige PRLP 7291)
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Three Giants (Prestige PR 7821)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
"Basin Street Club", NYC, April 28, 1956
| Valse Hot (Waltz Hot) | Ingo (It) two; Mainman BFWH CB 617 | |
| I Feel A Song Comin' On | - |
* Bird Flies With 'The Herd' Also Clifford Brown (Mainman BFWH CB 617)
Clifford Brown Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Willie Jones (d)
"Basin Street Club", NYC, May 6, 1956
| Sweet Clifford | Ingo (It) two | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet With John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins (ts) John Coltrane (ts -5) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956
| 1. 902 | My Reverie | Prestige PRLP 7047, P 24082 |
| 2. 903 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | - |
| 3. 904 | Paul's Pal | - |
| 4. 905 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Prestige PRLP 7047, PR 24004, P 24082 |
| 5. 906 | Tenor Madness | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care Of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -8) Sonny Rollins (ts) probably Richie Powell (p) probably George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
| 1. | Just One Of Those Things | Philology (It) W 1008-2 |
| 2. | You Go To My Head | - |
| 3. | Good Bait | - |
| 4. | One For My Baby | Philology (It) W 1009-2 |
| 5. | Someone To Watch Over Me | - |
| 6. | What's New? | - |
| 7. | These Foolish Things | - |
| 8. | I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
| 918 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 919 | St. Thomas | Prestige 45-108, PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 920 | Strode Rode | Prestige PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 921 | Blue Seven | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 922 | Moritat (Mack The Knife) | Prestige 45-173, PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-108)
* Sonny Rollins - The Stopper b/w Moritat (Prestige 45-173)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 17, 1956
| 13768 | Mr. X | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13769 | Body And Soul | - |
| 13770-4 | Just One Of Those Things | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13764-6 | Ezz-Thetic | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl In The World | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 13766 | Woody'n You | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13767 | Dr. Free-Zee | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
| 979 | I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face | Prestige PRLP 7095; Status ST 8315; Prestige P 24050 |
| 980 | Kids Know | Prestige PRLP 7095, P 24050 |
| 981 | The House I Live In | Prestige PRLP 7207, PR 7553, P 24050 |
| 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 | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7095; Moodsville MVLP 33; Prestige P 24050 |
* Various Artists - My Fair Lady (Status ST 8315)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus And More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Original Jazz Classics OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Various Artists - Music Of George Gershwin Played By America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 33)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah b/w They Can't Take That Away From Me (Prestige 45-128)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M 47023 | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited version) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Original Jazz Classics OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10, 1956
| Valse Hot | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 | |
| I Get A Kick Out Of You | - |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 15, 1956
| Brilliant Corners | Riverside R 45608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RLP 483/484; Milestone M 47023 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421, RS 9421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484, RS 9483/9484)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners, Pt. 1&2 (Riverside R 45608)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 7, 1956
| Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M 47023 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliance (Milestone M 47023)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo -2,4)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
| 1. 1031 | B. Swift | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 2. 1032 | My Ideal | Prestige PRLP 7126, PR 24046 |
| 3. 1033 | Sonny Boy | Prestige PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 4. 1034 | Two Different Worlds | Prestige PRLP 7126 |
| 5. 1035 | Ee-Ah | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 6. 1036 | B. Quick | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Original Jazz Classics OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care Of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah b/w They Can't Take That Away From Me (Prestige 45-128)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, "Bandstand USA", "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 12, 1956
| I Feel A Song Coming On | private tape | |
| Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision | Blue Note 45-1669, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2, BST2 84433 |
| tk.2 | Plain Jane | Blue Note 45-1670, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere | Blue Note BLP 1542 |
| tk.6 | How Are Things In Glocca Morra? | Blue Note BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.8 | Bluesnote | - |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Sonny Rollins - Decision, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1669)
* Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1670)
1957
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
| I'm An Old Cowhand | Contemporary C 3530 | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Come, Gone | - | |
| Wagon Wheels | - | |
| There Is No Greater Love | - | |
| Way Out West | - | |
| I'm An Old Cowhand (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 337-2 | |
| Way Out West (alt. take) | - | |
| Come, Gone (alt. take) | - |
= Sonny Rollins - Way Out West In Stereo (Stereo S 7017)
* Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes (Contemporary C 7651)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15175-10 | I'll Take Romance | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15176-6 | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15177 | Blues Waltz | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 15178-5 | Love Letters | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 20, 1957
| 15187-7 | Little Folks | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15188-10 | Minor Trouble | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15189-4 | Valse Hot | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Vine Street, Hollywood, CA, March 21, 1957
| JB8 | Lover (stereo edit) | EmArcy SR 80002 |
| 15194 | Lover (mono edit) | EmArcy MG 36108 |
* Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Sonny Rollins Quintet/Sextet
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, April 14, 1957
| 1. tk.1 | Why Don't I? | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 2. tk.4 | Wail March | Blue Note BLP 1558 |
| 3. tk.6 | Reflections | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 4. tk.7 | Poor Butterfly | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 5. tk.11 | You Stepped Out Of A Dream | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 6. tk.12 | Misterioso | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Sonny Rollins - You Stepped Out Of A Dream b/w Why Don't I? (Blue Note 45-1687)
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 21, 1957
| But Beautiful | Riverside RLP 12-239; Milestone M 47036 | |
| I'll Remember April | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82 | |
| Falling In Love With Love | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82; Milestone M 47036 | |
| La Villa | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-267; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M 47036 |
* Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful (Milestone M 47036)
* Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley And Sonny Rollins (Jazzland JLP 82, JLP 982)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
Kenny Dorham Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Betty Glamann (harp) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 27, 1957
| My Old Flame | Riverside RLP 12-239, RLP 12-244; Jazzland JLP 72; Milestone M 47036 |
* Various Artists - Jazz For Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
* Kenny Dorham - But Beautiful (Milestone M 47036)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -1,2) Percy Heath (b -1,2) Roy Haynes (d -1,2)
NYC, June 11, 1957
| 1. | Dearly Beloved | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
| 2. | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 12-272 |
| 3. | It Could Happen To You | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
* Various Artists - 8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions (Riverside RLP 12-272)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel
NYC, June 12, 1957
| Just In Time | Riverside R 45604, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124 | |
| Toot, Toot, Tootsie | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124 | |
| Cutie | Riverside REP 127, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124, RLP 12-284; Jazzland JLP 72 | |
| Mangoes | Riverside R 45605, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
* Sonny Rollins/Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo (Riverside RLP 1124)
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
* Sonny Rollins (Riverside REP 127)
* Sonny Rollins - Just In Time b/w The Last Time I Saw Paris (Riverside R 45604)
* Sonny Rollins - Mangoes, Pt. 1&2 (Riverside R 45605)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -2) Paul Chambers (b) Roy Haynes (d)
NYC, June 19, 1957
| 1. | The Last Time I Saw Paris | Riverside R 45604, RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
| 2. | What Is There To Say? | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
| 3. | Funky Hotel Blues | Riverside REP 127, RLP 12-243; Jazzland JLP 72; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 029-2; Milestone M 47007 |
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
* Sonny Rollins/Benny Golson - Saxes In Stereo (Riverside RLP 1124)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72, JLP 972)
* Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow (Riverside RLP 12-243; Original Jazz Classics OJC 030, OJCCD 030-2)
* Sonny Rollins (Riverside REP 127)
* Sonny Rollins - Just In Time b/w The Last Time I Saw Paris (Riverside R 45604)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (d)
radio broadcast, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, July 13, 1957
| Four (Roy's Romp) | Ozone 18; Chakra (It) TH 100 MD; Yadeon (J) 502 | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | - | |
| It Never Entered My Mind | Chakra (It) TH 100 MD; Yadeon (J) 502 | |
| Walkin' (incomplete) | Yadeon (J) 502 |
* Miles Davis - Makin' Wax (Chakra (It) TH 100 MD)
* Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts (Yadeon (J) 502)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
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, September 22, 1957
| 1. tk.5 | Tune Up | Blue Note BLP 4001, BST 89903, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 2. tk.9 | Asiatic Race | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
| 3. tk.13 | Surrey With The Fringe On Top | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 4. tk.15 | Wonderful, Wonderful | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
| 5. tk.17 | Namely You | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 6. tk.19 | Blues For "Philly" Jones | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
Abbey Lincoln
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1/8,10,11, b -9) Paul Chambers (b -1/8,10,11) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| 1. | Strong Man | Riverside R 45601, RLP 12-251 |
| 2. | Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe | - |
| 3. | My Man | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 4. | That's Him | Riverside R 45602, RLP 12-251 |
| 5. | I Must Have That Man | - |
| 6. | I Must Have That Man (take 3) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 085-2 |
| 7. | Porgy (take 1) | - |
| 8. | Porgy | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 9. | Don't Explain | - |
| 10. | When A Woman Loves A Man | - |
| 11. | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Riverside unissued |
* Abbey Lincoln - Strong Man b/w Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe (Riverside R 45601)
* Abbey Lincoln - That's Him b/w I Must Have That Man (Riverside R 45602)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Don Bailey (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957
| tk.1 | Woody'n You | rejected |
| tk.2 | A Night In Tunisia (afternoon) | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9277 |
| tk.4 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | rejected |
| tk.5 | That Ol' Devil Moon | - |
* Sonny Rollins - More From The Vanguard (Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) K18P 9277, (J) BNJ 61014)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957
| tk.6 | A Night In Tunisia (evening) | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9277 |
| tk.7 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (alt. take) | - |
| tk.8 | Four | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9278 |
| tk.9 | Woody'n You | - |
| tk.10 | That Ol' Devil Moon | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.11 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9277 |
| tk.12 | Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.13 | Sonnymoon For Two | Blue Note 45-1698, BLP 1581 |
| tk.14 | I Can't Get Started | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.15 | I'll Remember April | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9278 |
| tk.16 | Get Happy (long version) | - |
| tk.17 | Striver's Row | Blue Note BLP 1581, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.18 | All The Things You Are | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) K18P 9278 |
| tk.19 | Get Happy (short version) | - |
| tk.20 | Striver's Row | rejected |
* Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) K18P 9277, (J) BNJ 61014)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard, Vol. 3 (Blue Note (J) K18P 9278, (J) BNJ 61015)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note BLP 1581, BST 81581 (pseudo stereo))
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon For Two, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1698)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Dennis (d)
NYC, November 4, 1957
| Sonnymoon For Two | Period SPL 1204 | |
| Like Someone In Love | - | |
| Theme From Pathetique Symphony | - |
Miles Davis All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Long Island, NY, November or December, 1957
| All Of You | private tape | |
| Love For Sale | - | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| unknown title | - |
Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Stitt And Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 11, 1957
| 21845-2 | 62VK451 | Wheatleigh Hall | Verve MGV 8260, V/V6 8477 |
| 21846 | Sumphin' | Verve MGV 8260, VSP 32 |
= Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions (Verve VE2 2505)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins And Stitt (Verve V/V6 8477)
* Sonny Rollins - Tenor Titan (Verve VSP 32)
Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Stitt And Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 19, 1957
| 21857 | 62VK497 | The Eternal Triangle | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8477 |
| 21857A | On The Sunny Side Of The Street | Verve MGV 8262 |
| 21857B | 62VK498 | After Hours | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8477 |
| 21857C | 63VK627 | I Know That You Know | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8566 |
= Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions (Verve VE2 2505)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins And Stitt (Verve V/V6 8477)
* The Essential Dizzy Gillespie (Verve V/V6 8566)
1958
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Someday I'll Find You | Riverside RLP 12-258 | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
| Till There Was You (take 4) | - | |
| Shadow Waltz | - | |
| Till There Was You (take 3) | Milestone M 47007; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 067-2 |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986)
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
NYC, March 7, 1958
| The Freedom Suite | Riverside RLP 12-258 |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86, JLP 986)
= Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d)
"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 7, 1958
| I Want To Be Happy | FDC (It) 1024 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b -1/4) Charles "Specs" Wright (d -1/4)
Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958
| 1. | What's My Name? | Metro Jazz SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
| 2. | What's My Name? (mono edit) | Metro Jazz E 1002 |
| 3. | If You Were The Only Girl In The World | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
| 4. | Manhattan | - |
| 5. | Body And Soul | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Brass And Trio (Verve V/V6 8430)
* Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (Metro Jazz E 1002)
Sonny Rollins Orchestra
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, July 11, 1958
| Who Cares? | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 | |
| Love Is A Simple Thing | - | |
| Grand Street (stereo ending) | Metro Jazz SE 1002 | |
| Grand Street (mono ending) | Metro Jazz E 1002 | |
| Grand Street (Verve ending) | Verve V/V6 8430 | |
| Far Out East | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
* Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass (Metro Jazz SE 1002)
* Sonny Rollins - Brass And Trio (Verve V/V6 8430)
The Modern Jazz Quartet With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -1,2) John Lewis (p -1,2,5,6) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
"Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 3, 1958
| 1. 3937 | Bags' Groove | Atlantic LP 1299, SD 2-301 |
| 2. 3938 | A Night In Tunisia | Atlantic LP 1299 |
| 3. | Limehouse Blues | Metro Jazz E 1011 |
| 4. | I'll Follow My Secret Heart | - |
| 5. | You Are Too Beautiful | - |
| 6. | Doxy | - |
* The Art Of The Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic SD 2-301)
* Sonny Rollins At Music Inn/Teddy Edwards At Falcon's Lair (Metro Jazz E 1011, SE 1011)
Sonny Rollins And Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins (ts) Victor Feldman (vib -4,11) Hampton Hawes (p -1,2,4/11) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d -1,2,4/6,8/11)
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 & 22, 1958
| 1. | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | Contemporary M 3564 |
| 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 | - |
| 9. | I've Found A New Baby (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 340-2 |
| 10. | The Song Is You (alt. take) | - |
| 11. | You (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651 |
* Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes (Contemporary C 7651)
1959
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Joe Harris (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, February, 1959
| Paul's Pal | Ingo (It) nine | |
| Love Letters | - | |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
radio broadcast, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959
| Another Me, Another You | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 | |
| I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | - | |
| Stay As Sweet As You Are | - | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Oleo | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
Stockholm, Sweden, March 5, 1959
| I Remember You | Moon (It) MCD 015-2 | |
| I've Told Every Little Star | - | |
| Oleo | - | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
| It Could Happen To You | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Aix En Provence, France, March 11, 1959
| Woody'n You | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 520 | |
| But Not For Me | - | |
| Lady Bird | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
Continental, March, 1959
| It Could Happen To You | Bandstand (J) TKCB 70068 | |
| I Remember You | - | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
| I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
Nalen, Sweden, March, 1959
| St. Thomas | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 | |
| Paul's Pal | - |
1962 (The age of 32)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Harry Saunders (d)
NYC, January 30, 1962
| God Bless The Child | RCA Victor LPM 2527 |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Ben Riley (d)
NYC, February 13, 1962
| John S | RCA Victor LPM 2527 | |
| You Do Something To Me | - | |
| Where Are You? | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel
NYC, February 14, 1962
| Without A Song | RCA Victor LPM 2527 | |
| The Bridge | - |
Sonny Rollins Septet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Ben Riley (d) Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez (per)
NYC, April 5, 1962
| The Nights Has A Thousand Eyes | RCA Victor LPM 2572 |
Sonny Rollins Septet
same personnel
NYC, April 25, 1962
| If Ever I Would Leave You | RCA Victor LPM 2572 | |
| Don't Stop The Carnival | - |
Sonny Rollins Septet
same personnel
NYC, April 26, 1962
| Brownskin Gal | RCA Victor LPM 2572 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Candido (per)
NYC, May 14, 1962
| Jungoso | RCA Victor LPM 2572 | |
| Bluesongo | - |
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins (d)
NYC, July 27-30, 1962
| Oleo | RCA Victor LPM 2612 | |
| Dearly Beloved | - | |
| Doxy | - |
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d)
Continental, 1962
| Sonnymoon For Two | Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 |
1963
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
Don Cherry (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Billy Higgins (d)
"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, January 15, 1963
| Without A Song | Moon (It) MCD 053-2 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Sonnymoon (Sonnymoon For Two) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | Moon (It) MCD 054-2 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Without A Song | - |
* Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Rollins Meets Cherry, Vol. 2 (Moon (It) MCD 054-2)
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel
broadcast, "L'Olympia", Paris, France, January 19, 1963
| Solitude | Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241; Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Announcement By S. Rollins | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101 | |
| Without A Song | Unique Jazz UJ 002; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241; Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101 | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101 | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Jazz In Europe 1963 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5241)
* Sonny Rollins Live In Paris 1963 (Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 101)
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel
Continental, January, 1963
| Everything Happens To Me | Bandstand (J) TKCB 70068 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - |
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel
"Falkonercentret", Copenhagen, Denmark, January, 1963
| On Green Dolphin Street | Jazz Up (It) JU 313 | |
| Introduction | - | |
| Without A Song | - | |
| Oleo | - | |
| Sonny's Tune | - | |
| Sonny's Tune 2nd Version | - |
| 52nd Street Theme | Jazz Up (It) JU 314 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Without A Song | - |
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel
Stuttgart, West Germany, January, 1963
| 52nd Street Theme | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108; Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5235 | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | - |
* Sonny Rollins/Don Cherry - Stuttgart 1963 (Jazz Anthology (F) JA 5235)
Sonny Rollins - Don Cherry Quartet
same personnel
NYC, February 20, 1963
| I Could Write A Book | RCA Victor LPM 2725 | |
| You Are My Lucky Star | - | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | - |
Sonny Rollins - Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins (ts) Paul Bley (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
NYC, July 15, 1963
| Yesterdays | RCA Victor LPM 2712 | |
| All The Things You Are | - | |
| Lover Man | - |
Sonny Rollins - Coleman Hawkins Quintet
Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins (ts) Paul Bley (p) Henry Grimes (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
NYC, July 18, 1963
| Just Friends | RCA Victor LPM 2712 | |
| At McKie's' | - | |
| Summertime | - |
1964
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Thad Jones (cor) Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p -1) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
NYC, January 20, 1964
| 1. | 52nd Street Theme | RCA Victor LPM 2927 |
| 2. | I Remember Clifford | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
* Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge (RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p -1,3,5,8/10) Ron Carter (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
NYC, February 14, 1964
| 1. | 'Round Midnight | RCA Victor LPM 2927 |
| 2. | St. Thomas | - |
| 3. | Now's The Time | - |
| 4. | 52nd Street Theme | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 |
| 5. | Django | - |
| 6. | St. Thomas | - |
| 7. | Four, II | - |
| 8. | Now's The Time | - |
| 9. | Afternoon In Paris | - |
| 10. | Four, I | - |
* Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge (RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel
NYC, February 18, 1964
| Afternoon In Paris | RCA Victor LPM 2927 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Roy McCurdy (d)
NYC, April 14, 1964
| Blue 'N' Boogie | RCA Victor LPM 2927 | |
| I Remember Clifford | - | |
| Four | - |
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Jim Hall (g) David Izenzon, Teddy Smith (b) Stu Martin (d)
NYC, June 11, 1964
| Trav'lin' Light | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 | |
| - | RCA Victor LPM 3355 |
* Sonny Rollins - The Standard (RCA Victor LPM 3355)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
NYC, June 23, 1964
| I'll Be Seeing You | RCA Victor LPM 3355 |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jim Hall (g -1) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
NYC, June 24, 1964
| 1. | My Ship | RCA Victor LPM 3355 |
| 2. | Three Little Words | - |
| 3. | Night And Day | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel
NYC, June 26, 1964
| Love Letters | RCA Victor LPM 3355 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Herbie Hancock (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
NYC, July 2, 1964
| It Could Happen To You | RCA Victor LPM 3355 | |
| My One And Only Love | - | |
| Winter Wonderland | RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11 | |
| When You Wish Upon A Star | - |
* Sonny Rollins - After The Bridge (RCA Bluebird (F) 5634-1-RB11)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Bob Cranshaw (b) Mickey Roker (d)
NYC, July 9, 1964
| Autumn Nocturne | RCA Victor LPM 3355 |
1965 (The age of 35)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Billy Higgins, Mickey Roker (d)
"Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, June 17, 1965
| On Green Dolphin Street | Impulse IA 9349 | |
| Three Little Words | - | |
| Mademoiselle De Paris | - | |
| To A Wild Rose | - | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Walter Booker (b) Mickey Roker (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 8, 1965
| On Green Dolphin Street | Impulse A 91, AS 9236-2 | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| Hold 'Em Joe | - | |
| Blue Room | - | |
| Three Little Words | Impulse A 91, ASH 9253-3 |
* Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (Impulse AS 9236-2)
* Various Artists - The Saxophone (Impulse ASH 9253-3)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
broadcast, Berlin, West Germany, October 30, 1965
| Oleo | Unique Jazz UJ 29; Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 | |
| Sonny's Blues | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | unissued |
* Sonny Rollins - European Concerts (Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Alan Dawson (d)
live in Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark & Johanneshow Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden, November 1 & 2, 1965
| Night And Day | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 118 | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
| Medley: Oleo / Sonnymoon For Two / Three Little Words | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
"Salle De La Mutualite", Paris, France, November 4, 1965
| unknown titles | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 121/22 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
Continental, November, 1965
| Night And Day | Bandstand (J) TKCB 70068 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Gilbert Rovere (b) Art Taylor (d)
live in Paris, France, 1965 or 1966?
| I Can't Get Started | Jazzway (It) LLM 1501 | |
| Three Little Words | - | |
| St. Thomas | - | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | - | |
| When I Grow Too Old To Dream | - | |
| Mademoiselle De Paris | - |
1966
Sonny Rollins Orchestra
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, January 26, 1966
| 1. 90466 | Alfie's Theme Differently | Impulse A 9111 |
| 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! | Impulse A 9111, AS 9236-2 |
| 6. 90471 | Alfie's Theme | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (Impulse AS 9236-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Freddie Hubbard (tp -1) Sonny Rollins (ts) Jimmy Garrison (b) Elvin Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 9, 1966
| 1. | East Broadway Run Down | Impulse A 9121, AS 9236-2 |
| 2. | Blessing In Disguise | - |
| 3. | We Kiss In A Shadow | Impulse A 9121 |
* Sonny Rollins - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (Impulse AS 9236-2)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Jymie Merritt (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966
| Love Walked In (Title Unknown) | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108 | |
| Lover | Unique Jazz UJ 29; Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502 | |
| Poinciana | Jazz Connoisseur (Israel) JC 108 |
* Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 29)
* Sonny Rollins - European Concerts (Bandstand (It) BDLP 1502)
1968
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b) Albert Heath (d)
"Kongresshaus", Zurich, Switzerland, September 6, 1968
| Four | Moon (It) MCD 037-2 | |
| Naima | - | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | Moon (It) MCD 015-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Moon For Two (Moon (It) MCD 015-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
same personnel
"Jazzhus Montmartre", Copenhagen, Denmark, September, 1968
| Three Little Words | Moon (It) MCD 038-2 | |
| St. Thomas | - | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
| Medley | - | |
| When Lights Are Low | - |
1972 (The age of 42)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) George Cables (p, el-p) Bob Cranshaw (b, el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Arthur Jenkins (cga, per -1)
NYC, July 14, 1972
| 1. | Playin' In The Yard | Milestone MSP 9042 |
| 2. | Keep Hold Of Yourself | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) George Cables (p, el-p) Bob Cranshaw (b, el-b) David Lee (d) Arthur Jenkins (cga, per -2)
NYC, July 27, 1972
| 1. | Poinciana | Milestone MSP 9042 |
| 2. | The Everywhere Calypso | - |
| 3. | Skylark | Milestone MSP 9042, 2MCD 2501-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1973
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) Walter Davis Jr. (p, el-p) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) David Lee (d) Mtume (per, p -1/5)
NYC & Berkeley, CA, June, July, June 7, 1973
| 1. | Pictures In The Reflection Of A Golden Horn | Milestone MSP 9051 |
| 2. | Sais | - |
| 3. | Notes For Eddie | - |
| 4. | God Bless The Child | - |
| 5. | Love Man | - |
| 6. | Good Morning, Heartache | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) Walter Davis Jr. (p, el-p) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) David Lee (d)
live in Chateauvallon, France, August 21, 1973
| St. Thomas | Editoriale Pantheon (It) JCD 04 | |
| Alfie's Theme | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) David Lee (d) Mtume (per, p)
"Nakano Sun Plaza Hall", Tokyo, Japan, September 30, 1973
| Powaii | Victor (J) SMJ 6030 | |
| St. Thomas | - | |
| Alfie | - | |
| Moritat (Mack The Knife) | - |
1974
Sonny Rollins Septet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Rufus Harley (bagpipes -5) Stanley Cowell (p) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) David Lee (d) Mtume (cga)
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 6, 1974
| 1. | The Cutting Edge | Milestone MSP 9059 |
| 2. | To A Wild Rose | Milestone MSP 9059, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 3. | First Moves | Milestone MSP 9059 |
| 4. | A House Is Not A Home | - |
| 5. | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | - |
| 6. | Sonnymoon For Two | unissued |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Rufus Harley (ss, bagpipes) Sonny Rollins (ts) Yoshiaki Masuo (g) Gene Perla (b) David Lee (d)
German radio station "Deutschlandradio Kultur", radio broadcast, Beograd, Yugoslavia, November 12, 1974
| First Moves | Jazz Door (G) JD 1271 | |
| Look For The Silver Lining | - | |
| To A Wild Rose | - | |
| Alfie's Theme | - |
1975 (The age of 45)
Sonny Rollins' Band
Raul DeSouza (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bennie Maupin (ts, bcl, sxo, lyricon) George Duke (p, el-p, syn) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Eddie Moore (d) Mtume (cga, per)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 2-5, 1975
| Lucille | Milestone MSP 9064 | |
| Are You Ready? | - | |
| Cosmet | - |
same location, date
| Gwaligo | Milestone MSP 9064 |
same location, date
| Azalea | Milestone MSP 9064 |
same location, date
| Newkleus | Milestone MSP 9064 |
same location, date
| My Reverie | Milestone MSP 9064 |
1976
Sonny Rollins Sextet With Orchestra
Oscar Brashear, Gene Coe, Chuck Findley (tp) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary (tb) Alan Robinson, Marilyn Robinson (frh) Don Waldrop (tu) Bill Green (picc, fl, ss) Sonny Rollins (ts) Patrice Rushen (p, el-p, clav, syn) Lee Ritenour (g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Billy Cobham (d) Bill Summers (cga, per)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August-October, 1976
| Island Lady | Milestone MSP 9074 | |
| Asfrantation Woogie | - | |
| Happy Feel | - | |
| Shout It Out | - |
same location, date
| Love Reborn | Milestone MSP 9074 |
same location, date
| The Way I Feel About You | Milestone MSP 9074 |
same location, date
| Charm Baby | Milestone MSP 9074 |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Mike Wolff (p) Aurell Ray (g) Don Pate (b) Eddie Moore (d)
Continental, October, 1976
| Don't Stop The Carnival | Joker (J) UPS 2062 | |
| Charm Baby | - | |
| Keep Hold Of Yourself (Keep Old Yourself) | - | |
| Easy Living | - | |
| Lucille | - | |
| Island Lady | - | |
| Strode Rode | - |
1977
Sonny Rollins Sextet/Quintet/Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) George Duke (key) Charles Icarus Johnson (g) Byron Miller (el-b) Tony Williams (d) Bill Summers (cga)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, August 3-6, 1977
| Isn't She Lovely | Milestone MSP 9080 |
same location, date
| Down The Line | Milestone MSP 9080 | |
| My One And Only Love | - | |
| Arroz Con Pollo | - | |
| Hear What I'm Saying | - |
same location, date
| Easy Living | Milestone MSP 9080 |
1978
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp, flh -5/9) Sonny Rollins (ts, ss) Mark Soskin (p, el-p) Aurell Ray (el-g) Jerome Harris (el-b) Tony Williams (d)
"Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, April 13, 14 & 15, 1978
| 1. | Don't Stop The Carnival | Milestone M 55005 |
| 2. | Silver City | Milestone M 55005, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 3. | Autumn Nocturne | - |
| 4. | Camel | Milestone M 55005 |
| 5. | Nobody Else But Me | - |
| 6. | Non-Cents | - |
| 7. | A Child's Prayer | - |
| 8. | President Hayes | - |
| 9. | Sais | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Milestone Jazzstars
Sonny Rollins (ts) McCoy Tyner (p) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d)
"Masonic Auditorium", San Francisco, CA, "University Of Wisconsin", Madison, WI & "Yale University", New Haven, CT, September 22, October 15 & 22, 1978
| The Cutting Edge | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
same location, date
| Continuum | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
same location, date
| Nubia | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
same location, date
| N.O. Blues | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
same location, date
| In A Sentimental Mood | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
same location, date
| Don't Stop The Carnival | Milestone M 55006, MCD 55006-2 |
* Milestone Jazzstars In Concert (Milestone MCD 55006-2)
1979
Sonny Rollins Sextet
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, May 15-18, 1979
| 1. | Harlem Boys | Milestone M 9090, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 2. | The File | Milestone M 9090 |
| 3. | Disco Monk | - |
| 4. | My Ideal | - |
| 5. | Don't Ask | - |
| 6. | Tai-Chi | - |
| 7. | And Then, My Love, I Found You | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1980 (The age of 50)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
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, May 9-12, 1980
| 1. | Little Lu | Milestone M 9098 |
| 2. | The Dream That We Fell Out Of | - |
| 3. | Strode Rode | - |
| 4. | The Very Thought Of You | - |
| 5. | Caress | - |
| 6. | Double Feature | - |
The Rolling Stones With Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins (ts) The Rolling Stones (rock group)
Los Angeles, CA, 1980
| Slave | Rolling Stones COC 16052 | |
| Waiting On A Friend | - |
1981
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Bobby Broom (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Tony Williams (d)
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, December 9-15, 1981
| No Problem | Milestone M 9104 | |
| Here You Come Again | - | |
| Jo-Jo | - | |
| Coconut Bread | - | |
| Penny Saved | - | |
| Illusions | - | |
| Joyous Lake | - |
1982
Sonny Rollins Sextet
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, August 17-22, 1982
| 1. | My Little Brown Book | Milestone M 9108 |
| 2. | Best Wishes | - |
| 3. | Reel Life | - |
| 4. | McGhee | Milestone M 9108, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 5. | Rosita's Best Friend | Milestone M 9108 |
| 6. | Sonny Side Up | - |
| 7. | Solo Reprise (Sonny) | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1983
Pat Metheny - Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Pat Metheny (el-g) Alphonso Johnson (b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
"Open Theater East", Yomiuri Land, Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 1983
| Coconut Bread | Bugsy BGS 034/2 | |
| Don't Stop The Carnival | - | |
| Mc Ghee | - | |
| Moritat (Mack The Knife) | - | |
| Mc Ghee | All Of Us AS 40 | |
| The Meeting | - |
* Sonny Rollins - The Meeting (All Of Us AS 40)
1984
Sonny Rollins Sextet
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, January 23-27, 1984
| 1. | Mava Mava | Milestone M 9122, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 2. | I'm Old Fashioned | - |
| 3. | Wynton | Milestone M 9122 |
| 4. | Tell Me You Love Me | Milestone M 9122, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 5. | I'll See You Again | Milestone M 9122 |
| 6. | Kilauea | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1985 (The age of 55)
Sonny Rollins Solo
Sonny Rollins (ts)
Sculpture Garden, "Museum Of Modern Art", NYC, July 19, 1985
| Soloscope, Pt. 1 | Milestone M 9137 | |
| Soloscope, Pt. 2 | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (key) Jerome Harris (b) Tommy Campbell (d)
circa 1985
| Just Once | Jazz Door (G) JD 12121 | |
| Autumn Nocturne | - | |
| I'm Old Fashioned | - | |
| Allison | - | |
| St. Thomas | - |
1986
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d)
Opus 40, Saugerties, NYC, August 16, 1986, April 9, 1987
| G-Man | Milestone M 9150, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| Kim | Milestone M 9150 | |
| Don't Stop The Carnival | - | |
| Tenor Madness | Milestone MCD 9150-2 | |
| Autumn Nocturne (incomplete) | unissued |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1987
Sonny Rollins Quintet
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, September 15-25, 1987
| Just Once | Milestone M 9155, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| O.T.Y.O.G. | Milestone M 9155 | |
| Promise | - | |
| Duke Of Iron | Milestone M 9155, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| Dancing In The Dark | Milestone M 9155 | |
| I'll String Along With You | - | |
| Allison | - | |
| Allison (alt. take) | Milestone MCD 9155-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1989
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Jerome Harris (el-b) Jeff Watts (d)
NYC, June 3, 1989
| For All We Know | Milestone M 9179 | |
| I Should Care | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, August 5, 1989
| Tennessee Waltz | Milestone M 9179, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| Little Girl Blue | Milestone M 9179 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p, el-p) Jerome Harris (el-g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, September 9, 1989
| Falling In Love With Jazz | Milestone M 9179 | |
| Sister | - | |
| Amanda | Milestone MCD 9179-2 |
1991 (The age of 61)
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Steve Jordan (d)
NYC, August 10, 1991
| Here's To The People | Milestone MCD 9194-2 | |
| Lucky Day | Milestone MCD 9194-2, 2MCD 2501-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, August 17, 1991
| Doc Phil | Milestone MCD 9194-2 |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Jerome Harris (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, August 24, 1991
| Why Was I Born? | Milestone MCD 9194-2 | |
| Someone To Watch Over Me | Milestone MCD 9194-2, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| Long Ago And Far Away | Milestone MCD 9194-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Roy Hargrove (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Mark Soskin (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Al Foster (d)
NYC, August 27, 1991
| I Wish I Knew | Milestone MCD 9194-2 | |
| Young Boy | - |
1993
Sonny Rollins Quintet With Brass
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, July, August, 1993
| 1. | Darn That Dream | Milestone MCD 9215-2, 2MCD 2501-2 |
| 2. | Where Or When | - |
| 3. | My Old Flame | Milestone MCD 9215-2 |
| 4. | Times Slimes | - |
| 5. | I See Your Face Before Me | - |
| 6. | Delia | - |
| 7. | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1995 (The age of 65)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, August 30, 1995
| They Say It's Wonderful | Milestone MCD 9250-2 | |
| Cabin In The Sky | Milestone MCD 9250-2, 2MCD 2501-2 |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Al Foster (d)
NYC, October 7, 1995
| What A Difference A Day Made | Milestone MCD 9250-2 | |
| Biji | Milestone MCD 9250-2, 2MCD 2501-2 | |
| Mona Lisa | Milestone MCD 9250-2 | |
| H.S. | - | |
| I've Never Been In Love Before | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Silver City (Milestone 2MCD 2501-2)
1998
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Idris Muhammad (d)
NYC, January 7, 1998
| Echo-Side Blue | Milestone MCD 9280-2 | |
| Mother Nature's Blues | - | |
| Change Partners | - |
Sonny Rollins Sextet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p, kalimba) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Perry Wilson (d) Victor See Yuen (per)
NYC, February 28, 1998
| Island Lady | Milestone MCD 9280-2 | |
| Global Warming | - | |
| Clear-Cut Boogie | - |
2000 (The age of 70)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson (tb -2,3) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Jack DeJohnette (d)
NYC, May 8 & 9, 2000
| 1. | Salvador | Milestone MCD 9310-2 |
| 2. | Sweet Leilani | - |
| 3. | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square | - |
| 4. | The Moon Of Manakoora | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Clifton Anderson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Stephen Scott (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Perry Wilson (d)
NYC, July 29, 2000
| Did You See Harold Vick? | Milestone MCD 9310-2 | |
| Charles M. | - |
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