The Standard Sonny Rollins is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his last release for RCA Victor, featuring performances by Rollins with Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, David Izenzon, Teddy Smith, Stu Martin, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker.[5]
| The Standard Sonny Rollins | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1965[1] | |||
| Recorded | June 11, 23, 24, 26, July 2 and 9, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:17 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | George Avakian | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Autumn Nocturne" (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow) – 2:59
- "Night and Day (Cole Porter) – 3:17
- "Love Letters" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 3:27
- "My One and Only Love" (Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 5:59
- "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 2:14
- "Trav'lin' Light" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 4:06
- "I'll Be Seeing You" (Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal) – 1:36
- "My Ship" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) – 4:11
- "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 4:19
- "Long Ago (and Far Away)" (Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 2:47
- "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Dick Smith) – 5:18 Bonus track on CD rerelease
- "When You Wish upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 3:16 Bonus track on CD rerelease
- "Trav'lin' Light" [alternate take] (Mercer, Mundy, Young) – 12:44 Bonus track on CD rerelease
- Recorded in New York City on June 11 (tracks 6 and 13), 23 (track 7), 24 (tracks 2, 5 and 8), 26 (tracks 3 and 10), July 2 (tracks 4, 9 and 11–12) and 6 (track 1), 1964
Personnel
edit- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock – piano (tracks 4, 6, 9 and 11–13)
- Jim Hall – guitar (tracks 3, 6, 8, 10 and 13)
- David Izenzon – bass (tracks 6 and 13)
- Teddy Smith – bass (tracks 6 and 13)
- Bob Cranshaw – bass (tracks 1–5 and 7–12)
- Stu Martin – drums (tracks 6 and 13)
- Mickey Roker – drums (tracks 1–5 and 7–12)
References
edit- ^ Billboard August 28, 1965
- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (5 March 1966). "Sonny Rollins: The Standard Sonny" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 260. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Sonny Rollins discography accessed 2 October 2009