Sonny Rollins – Complete Night At the Village Vanguard (1957/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sonny Rollins – Complete Night At the Village Vanguard (1957/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:09:09 minutes | 2,62 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

The Village Vanguard has been home to some of jazz’s finest performances. Rollins’ appearance at the legendary venue in 1957 proved he was one of post-bop’s most inventive and agile soloists. In peak form, Rollins enlisted two different bands for the historic shows. The afternoon show featured Donald Bailey on bass and Pete La Roca on drums, while the evening show featured bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer Elvin Jones. The ensemble dazzles with tunes including “A Night in Tunisia,” “Woody ‘N You” and “I Can’t Get Started”.

His tone was full and sexy and rough and exciting on this evening in November, 1957, and so was his genius. – All About Jazz

This disc is often magical. Sonny Rollins, one of jazz’s great tenors, is heard at his peak with a pair of piano-less trios (either Wilbur Ware or Donald Bailey on bass and Elvin Jones or Pete La Roca on drums) stretching out on particularly creative versions of “Old Devil Moon,” “Softly As in a Morning Sunrise,” “Sonnymoon for Two,” and “A Night in Tunisia,” among others. Not only did Rollins have a very distinctive sound but his use of time, his sly wit, and his boppish but unpredictable style were completely his own by 1957. [Originally released as separate albums, A Night at the Village Vanguard was reissued in its entirety, complete with alternate takes, as a two-disc set in 1999; it was part of Blue Note’s acclaimed Rudy VanGelder reissue series.]

Tracklist:
1. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – A Night in Tunisia (Afternoon) (07:50)
2. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Afternoon) (09:58)
3. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – A Night in Tunisia (Evening) (08:57)
4. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Softly As in a Morning Sunrise (Evening) (06:42)
5. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Four (Evening) (08:34)
6. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Introduction (#1) (00:29)
7. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Woody ‘N You (Evening) (08:28)
8. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Introduction (#2) (00:43)
9. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Old Devil Moon (Evening) (07:53)
10. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – What Is This Thing Called Love? (Evening) (13:33)
11. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Softly As in a Morning Sunrise (Alternate) (07:43)
12. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Sonnymoon for Two (Evening) (08:37)
13. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – I Can’t Get Started (Evening) (04:29)
14. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – I’ll Remember April (Evening) (09:01)
15. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Get Happy (Evening Long Version) (08:55)
16. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Striver’s Row (Evening) (05:52)
17. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – All the Things You Are (Evening) (06:38)
18. Sonny Rollins – Lossless – Get Happy (Evening Short Version) (04:37)

Personnel:
Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Donald Bailey (bass – afternoon set)
Wilbur Ware (bass – evening set)
Pete La Roca (drums – afternoon set)
Elvin Jones (drums – evening set)

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