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Sonny Rollins Way Out West - Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series - 180 Gram - Sealed US vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
A classic of the genre, Way Out West was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' first album for west coast label Contemporary Records. The New York Times wrote, "He is jazz's greatest living improviser, able to imbue his solos with wry humor, surprise, brilliant logical form, and profound emotion." In a genre where so much talent burned out too young, Rollins (now retired at age 93) held court as one of jazz's most formidable talents. Way Out West, his classic 1957 album, received 5 Stars from Rolling Stone's prestigious Jazz Record Guide and has prompted Pitchfork to deem it, "an album that looks like a novelty and sounds like transcendence."
The album's infamous 3 a.m. recording sessions featured Rollins' sax strolling over the contributions of onetime Ella Fitzgerald bassist Ray Brown and iconic West Coast Jazz drummer Shelly Manne, neither of whom he'd ever
played with. The results are incredible, with "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)," a satirical song about Texas written by Johnny Mercer and made famous by Bing Crosby, skillfully merging country with jazz, while Rollins' own composition, the title track "Way Out West," reminds us of his dexterity and playful ambivalence towards time signatures.
This new edition, released as part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI, and presented in a Stoughton Printing tip-on jacket.
Side A
1. I'm An Old Cowhand
2. Solitude
3. Come, Gone
Side B
1. Wagon Wheels
2. There Is No Greater Love
3. Way Out West
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Monday 16th December
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| Release date: |
OUT NOW! |
| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
Sonny Rollins (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Way Out West (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 36.99, US$ 46.61
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Craft Recordings |
| Catalogue No: |
CR00599 |
| Country of Origin: |
USA
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
06 December 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
SOZLPWA852772 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
888072590076 |
| Genres: |
Be-Bop, Jazz
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Sonny Rollins |
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| Alternative Names: |
SONNY ROLLINS TRIO,SONNY ROLLINS QUARTET,SONNY ROLLINS QUINTET |
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Recordings 6-track LP mastered all-analogue from the
original stereo tapes by Bernie Grundman and pressed on
180-gram vinyl at RTI. A classic of the genre, 1957's Way Out
West was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' first album for
west coast label Contemporary Records. It received 5 Stars
from Rolling Stone's prestigious Jazz Record Guide and has
prompted Pitchfork to deem it, "an album that looks like a
novelty and sounds like transcendence." High quality tip-on
jacket picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed.
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