
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus
Artist - Sonny Rollins Title - Saxophone Colossus Format - 180-Gram Vinyl LP Label - Prestige Lacquer Cut Kevin Gray Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. It was recorded monophonically on June 22, 1956, with producer Bob Weinstock and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, NJ. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Max Roach. Saxophone Colossus was released by Prestige Records to critical success and helped establish Rollins as a prominent jazz artist. A1 St. Thomas A2 You Don't Know What Love Is A3 Strode Rode B1 Moritat B2 Blue 7