SONNY ROLLINS The Sound Of Sonny (1957 first US issue 9-track deep groove mono LP, on the 'reel & mic' label with white background & blue & black text, also starring Sonny Clark, Percy Heath or Paul Chambers & Roy Haynes, pasted laminate picture sleeve. The sleeve is a lovely clean example. Both panels appear remarkably sharp, with all text legible. The top & bottom edges are freshly tape reinforced, & neatly done, due to two inevitable seam splits [2-3"]. The vinyl sounds truly ma more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet (1974 Japanese issue of the 1956 13-track LP featuring material recorded between 1951 and 1953. Includes Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, Percy Heath, Miles Davis, Roy Haynes, John Lewis, Milt Jackson and Kenny Clark. Picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork, plus Japanese insert & 'Jazz Right Now' obi-strip. The sleeve has some light foxing, mostly on the reverse and the vinyl looks barely played LPR-88007) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET Rollins Plays For Bird (Rare 1957 UK 9-track mono LP on a deep groove Esquire label, with machine stamped 'RVG' in the run-offs. This album was recorded within a year of Charlie Parker's passing, & opens with a 27-minutetribute of seven Bird associated tunes seamlessly stitched together. Also stars Kenny Dorham [trumpet], Wade Legge [piano], George Morrow [bass] & Max Roach [drums], & comes housed in a unique laminated flipback sleeve. The sleeve [VG+] shows more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny Rollins & The Big Brass (1958 UK first press 8-track mono LP, recorded at Metropolitan Studios, NYC on July 18th that year, a stunning large ensemble recording led by one of the most influential tenorists of his day. The picture sleeve is fully laminated with scalloped flipbacks & glowing notes from Leonard Feather. The sleeve is a beautiful clean example & the vinyl is Excellent with very few signs of play. A lovely one owner copy MGM-C-776) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Don't Stop The Carnival (1978 French 10-track double live LP, recorded in performance at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco in April of 1978 with Donald Byrd, Mark Soskin, Aurell Ray, Jerry Harris & Tony Williams. The gatefold picture sleeve shows just a little wear to the gloss & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal evidence of play) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS 3 Giants! (1966 UK 5-track mono LP, featuring three giants of modern jazz with Richie Powell on piano & George Morrow on bass in sessions recorded in 1956, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some creasing to the laminated front & the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play PR7291) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS On Impulse! (1960s Canadian mono 5-track vinyl LP on the yellow Sparton/Impulse label, with 'Van Gelder' stampers in the run-outs, also featuring Ray Bryant on Piano, Walter Booker on Bass & Mickey Roker on Drums in a session recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear with a little laminate loss to the spine & small corner creases, whilst the vinyl has the odd light sign of play and is Excellent AS91) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Volume 2 (Circa 1967 US stereo issue of the 1957 6-track LP on the Blue Note 'A Division Of Liberty' label, also starring Jay Jay Johnson, Paul Chambers, Art Blakey plus Horace Silver & Thelonious Monk alternating on piano. The pasted picture sleeve shows little of its age with some paper scuffing to the corners. There is some erosion to the opening edge of the slick on the back, not affecting the print. The vinyl meanwhile is Excellent with very few signs of play BST-81 more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Saxophone Colossus (1966 UK Stateside repackaging of the classic 1958 5-track mono LP, also starring Tommy Flanagan on Piano, Doug Watkins on Bass & Max Roach on Drums. This is the earliest pressing of this particular edition, with the rarely seen 'Sold In UK Subject To Resale...' print on the labels. The front laminated flipback picture sleeve remains a lovely off white on the back with just a small half inch thumbnail split to the opening & nice tight laminate. Thev more...
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SONNY ROLLINS A Night At The Village Vanguard Vol. 2 & 3 (Limited edition 1985 Japanese 10-track mono 2-LP vinyl set, released by Toshiba EMI in The Other Side Of BLP 1500 series, containing previously unreleased recordings from 3 November 1957 with either Wilbur Ware or Donald Bailey on bass & Elvin Jones or Pete La Roca drums, both parts housed in their respective silk laminated picture sleeves with Japanese inserts & obi-strips BNJ-61014/5) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny Rollins' Next Album (1972 Japanese 5-track vinyl LP, also featuring George Cables on piano, Bob Cranshaw bass, Jack De Johnette or David Lee on drums & Arthur Jenkins percussion, pasted picture sleeve with Japanese insert.Unique to this issue is a bonus 7" flexi disc entitled 'Sonny Speaks!', dedicated to his Japanese fans & housed in a custom die-cut sleeve with written transcript. The back of the sleeve has some foxing yet the vinyl remains immaculate more...
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SONNY ROLLINS A Night At The Village Vanguard (Rare original 1957 US 6-track mono LP on the deep groove Blue Note label with West 63rd address both sides, NO 'R' trademark below 'Note' & 'RVG' stampers & 'ear' markings in the run-outs.Features Rollins at his absolute peak in a double live premiere of Sonny as leader of his own combo for the first time, with either Wilbur Ware or Donald Bailey on bass & Elvin Jones or Pete La Roca drums, housed in the first issue heavy dutypaste more...
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SONNY ROLLINS East Broadway Run Down (1980 Japanese issue of the 1966 3-track stereo LP, which bubbles & seethes from the word go. Tried & tested from their time with John Coltrane, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones drive the trio to the heights oftheir powers. Sometimes Jones appears to have four hands & feet, while Garrison treats the bass as though it were an oversize guitar. Right from the start the throbbing beat is forced upon Rollins' tenor sax, and he takes it up with a vengean more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny & The Stars (1967 UK issue of the classic 1956 13-track LP, front laminated picture sleeve. Sublime jazz action featuring Sonny playing with the Modern Jazz Quartet with Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, Miles Davis and more. The sleeve shows very little wear and the vinyl is superb and looks barely played PR7269) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS A Night At The Village Vanguard (1986 French issue of the 1957 US 6-track stereo LP, featuring Rollins at his absolute peak in a double live premiere of Sonny as leader of his own combo for the first time, with either Wilbur Wareor Donald Bailey on bass & Elvin Jones or Pete La Roca drums, picture sleeve with Blue Note Story inner. The picture sleeve is still in custom stickered open shrink & the vinyl is near mint BST81581) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny Plays Alfie (1966 UK first press 6-track stereo LP on the black & red 'postage stamp' label, an original soundtrack recording to Lewis Gilbert's movie starring Michael Caine. Features the memorable 'Alfie's Theme', front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve [VG+] shows some faint ring wear with the odd light spot of laminate chipping. There is no writing & the flipbacks are secure. The vinyl remains in Excellent condition with minor signs of play CSD3529) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Now's The Time (1976 Japanese issue of the 8-track stereo vinyl LP, originally released in 1964. This great album sees Rollins perform with some veritable music legends, including Herbie Hancock, Thad Jones, Ron Carter, Bob Cranshaw& Roy McCurdy. The picture sleeve shows only the lightest signs of its age & the vinyl looks barely played, with Japanese insert & obi RGP-1175) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Newk's Time (1973 US stereo issue of the 1958 6-track LP, also featuring Wynton Kelly on Piano, Doug Watkins on Bass & Philly Joe Jones on Drums, pasted picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. The sleeve shows a little shelfwear with some discolouration to the back but the vinyl remains in EX-/EX condition with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its forty years BST-84001) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Saxophone Colossus And More (1977 Italian 12-track double vinyl LP, essentially the album Saxophone Colossus, the LP that really made the jazz public sit up and appreciate the colossal force of Rollins' sax work, in expanded form, combined here with seven other great performances from the same highly creative period. The gatefold sleeve has just a little edge scuffing but is otherwise in excellent condition along with the vinyl HB6013) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Sound Of Sonny (Rare 1961 UK issue of the 1957 9-track mono vinyl LP, on the reel & mic Riverside label with white background, housed in the US manufactured pasted picture sleeve. As to be expected with US record sleeves of this vintage, there is an edge split [2" along the top], however the colours are still rich & vivid on the front panel & all text on the reverse remains clearly legible. The UK pressed vinyl is clean & shows just the lightest few paper scuffs & more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Rollins Plays For Bird (70s US 3-track stereo issue of the 1957 LP on the lime green label, featuring a superb session from August 1956 with Kenny Dorham, Wade Legge, George Morrow & Max Roach, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve shows the odd light scuff mark & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play PRT7553) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny Rollins (1973 US stereo issue of the 1957 5-track LP on a Blue Note dark blue label with stylised black 'b', also featuring Donald Byrd on Trumpet, Wynton Kelly on Piano, Gene Ramey on Bass & Max Roach on Drums, pasted picturesleeve reproducing the original album artwork. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with little sign of play - Still in the original opened shrink BST-81542) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Sound Of Sonny (Rare 1961 UK issue of the 1957 9-track mono vinyl LP on the white 'reels & mic' Riverside label with tax stamp to the B Side, also featuring Sonny Clark on Piano, Percy Heath or Paul Chambers on Bass & Roy Haynes on Drums, US manufacturedpasted picture sleeve. So often found with splits and tears to the seams, this sleeve shows just a little wear along the spine, which even so remains clearly and fully readable. The vinyl is spectacular and shows l more...
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SONNY ROLLINS East Broadway Run Down (Original 1967 UK 3-track stereo LP on the red & black His Master's Voice label, featuring Rollins in a quartet alongside Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones & Jimmy Garrison, front laminated flipback picture sleeve.The sleeve is Excellent with the very lightest spot of ring wear. The vinyl too grades Excellent with a lovely deep sheen & just the odd paper hairline not affecting play CSD3610) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Cutting Edge (1975 US 5-track live LP recorded in concert in July 1974 at the Montreux Jazz Festival with Stanley Cowell, Masuo, Bob Cranshaw, David Lee & Mtume, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve is still in the open shrinkwrap with a gold hype sticker attached & the vinyl appears near mint M-9059) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Bridge (1962 first UK issue 6-track deep groove stereo LP on the 'silver spot' RCA Victor label, starring Mr Rollins in a pianoless quartet alongside Jim Hall on guitar, Bob Cranshaw on bass & Ben Riley & H.T. Saunders alternating on drums. The front laminated flipback picture sleeve [VG] shows a little light wear with a faint rubber stamp to the back. The vinyl remains nice & clean & grades VG+/EX- with just a few spindle marks on the labels to show play. One of Son more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Sonny's Time (1962 US 7-track deep groove mono LP on a black & orange Jazzland label, pasted picture sleeve. The sleeve [VG] has some minor paper loss & scuffing around the edges with a small name annotation to a back corner & remains in good order. The vinyl is nice & clean & grades VG+/EX- with the odd small pressing mark during 'Cutie' not upsetting play. This is a great set of Riverside-era recordings drawn from the albums The Sound Of Sonny, Jazz Contrasts & the com more...
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SONNY ROLLINS Newk's Time (1982 French Direct Metal Mastered issue of the classic 1958 6-track stereo LP, also featuring Wynton Kelly on piano, Doug Watkins bass & Philly Joe Jones drums. The picture sleeve is still in partial open shrink & complete with the obi-style strip. The vinyl is Excellent with very few signs of play BST-84001) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Freedom Suite Plus (1973 French 16-track stereo double LP, collecting the two longplayers Rollins cut for Riverside during his impressive freelance recording period. The gatefold picture sleeve [VG+] has some ring wear with asmall 1" hairline split to a top edge & the vinyl appears near mint with few signs of play) more...
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SONNY ROLLINS The Bridge (2013 US limited edition 6-track remastered Super Audio CD issue of his 1962 studio album which was his first album for RCA Victor and finds the saxophonist joined by the musicians with whom he recorded for thenext segment of his career: Jim Hall [guitar], Bob Cranshaw [double bass] and Ben Riley on [drums]. Issued in a super jewel case, the disc comes complete with the fold-out picture sleeve containing extensive sleevenotes ORGM-1078) more...
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