{"product_id":"saxophone-colossus-sonny-rollins-1lp-vinyl","title":"Saxophone Colossus - Sonny Rollins (1LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"vinyl-record-details\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sealed (New)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"margin: 15px 0; border: none; border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaxophone Colossus\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eSonny Rollins\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn June 1956, over the course of a single afternoon at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Sonny Rollins committed to tape what many still consider the defining statement of his career. Supervised by Bob Weinstock for Prestige and captured with Van Gelder's characteristic clarity, the session yielded \"Blue Seven,\" a performance whose thematic improvisation became so influential that scholars have dissected it for decades. It's a rare thing when a record earns its reputation not through legend alone but through the sheer inventiveness of what's on the grooves — this one does exactly that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRollins plays here at absolute peak form, his tenor commanding and endlessly resourceful, building solos with an architect's logic rather than mere flash. He's supported by a trio that reads him beautifully: Tommy Flanagan's elegant, unhurried piano, Doug Watkins anchoring the low end, and Max Roach responding with the kind of conversational drumming that made him one of the era's true melodic percussionists. The interplay feels alive, spontaneous, and utterly unforced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 2022 repressing does the music justice, cut from the analogue masters by respected mastering engineer Kevin Gray and housed in a deluxe high-gloss tip-on jacket with Tom Hannan's cover art and Ira Gitler's original liner notes. The runouts are etched, with \"QRP\" stamped — small touches that mark a pressing built for collectors who want this landmark done right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrack Listing:\u003cbr\u003eA1. St. Thomas\u003cbr\u003eA2. You Don't Know What Love Is\u003cbr\u003eA3. Strode Rode\u003cbr\u003eB1. Moritat\u003cbr\u003eB2. Blue Seven\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003cbr\u003eDoug Watkins - Bass\u003cbr\u003eTom Hannan - Cover\u003cbr\u003eMax Roach - Drums\u003cbr\u003eKevin Gray - Lacquer Cut By, Engineer [Mastering Engineer]\u003cbr\u003eIra Gitler - Liner Notes [Notes By]\u003cbr\u003eTommy Flanagan - Piano\u003cbr\u003eRudy Van Gelder - Recorded By\u003cbr\u003eBob Weinstock - Supervised By [Supervision]\u003cbr\u003eSonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes:\u003cbr\u003e2022 Repressing of the [url=https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/release\/9601349-Sonny-Rollins-Saxophone-Colossus]2013 Reissue[\/url]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCut from the analogue masters by mastering engineer Kevin Gray\u003cbr\u003eDeluxe high-gloss tip-on album jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRunouts are etched except \"QRP\" is stamped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sonny Rollins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jazz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prestige\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP 7079\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Year:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Prestige","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67616266027304,"sku":null,"price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2339\/3320\/files\/1790608866285-917855546.jpg?v=1790608904","url":"https:\/\/mileswaxey.com\/products\/saxophone-colossus-sonny-rollins-1lp-vinyl","provider":"Miles Waxey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}