Sonny Rollins - Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass Trio & Quintet

2011 European CD collection. 2LPs on 1CD.

Tracks #1-8 from the Metrojazz album "Sonny Rollins and The Big Brass" (Stereo E1002)
Later reissued as Verve Stereo V-8430
Tracks #9-11 from the Period album "Sonny Rollins Plays" (LP1204)

Personnel on #1-4:
Nat Adderley (cnt), Clark Terry, Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal (tp), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb), Don Butterfield (tuba), Sonny Rollins (ts), Dick Katz (p), René Thomas (g), Henry Grimes (b), Roy Haynes (d). Ernie Wilkins (arr, dir).
Recorded at Metropolitan Studios, New York, on July 11, 1958

Personnel on #5-8:
Sonny Rollins (ts), Henry Grimes (b), Specs Wright (d).
Recorded at Beltone Studios, New York, on July 10, 1958

Personnel on #9-11:
Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Sonny Rollins (ts), Gil Coggins (p), Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Dennis (d).
Recorded in New York, on November 4, 1957

01. Grand Street (Rollins) 5:55
02. Far Out East (Wilkins) 4:31
03. Who Cares? (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:56
04. Love Is a Simple Thing (Carroll-Siegel) 3:00
05. Whats My Name? (Saxon-Well) 3:46
06. If You Were the Only Girl in the World (Ayer-Grey) 5:07
07. Manhattan (Rodgers-Hart) 4:28
08. Body and Soul -tenor sax solo (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 4:17
09. Sonnymoon for Two (Rollins) 9:05
10. Like Someone in Love (Burke-Van Heusen) 4:57
11. Theme from Symphony No.6 Pathetique (Tchaikovsky) 5:56