Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (Deluxe Edition) (1957/2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (Deluxe Edition) (1957/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:25:16 minutes | 5,53 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Contemporary

“Way Out West”, originally recorded for the Contemporary label in 1957, qualifies as an all-time Sonny Rollins classic. Culled from a 3 A.M. session with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, the material collected here demonstrates why Rollins was considered the top tenor saxophone in jazz at the time of the recording. This Deluxe 60th Anniversary edition celebrates this landmark album in Rollins’ career with a full second LP of rare and previously unreleased bonus material and new liner notes by Grammy-winning writer Neil Tesser.

The timeless Way out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz’s top tenor saxophonist (at least until John Coltrane surpassed him the following year). Joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, Rollins is heard at one of his peaks on such pieces as “I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande),” his own “Way out West,” “There Is No Greater Love,” and “Come, Gone” (a fast stomp based on “After You’ve Gone”). The William Claxton photo of Rollins wearing Western gear (and holding his tenor) in the desert is also a classic.

Tracklist:
1-1. Sonny Rollins – I’m An Old Cowhand (05:42)
1-2. Sonny Rollins – Solitude (07:52)
1-3. Sonny Rollins – Come, Gone (07:53)
1-4. Sonny Rollins – Wagon Wheels (10:12)
1-5. Sonny Rollins – There Is No Greater Love (05:16)
1-6. Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (06:32)
2-7. Sonny Rollins – Monologue: You Gotta Dig The Lyrics (00:43)
2-8. Sonny Rollins – I’m An Old Cowhand (Alternate Version) (10:09)
2-9. Sonny Rollins – Dialogue: Titling “Come, Gone” (00:51)
2-10. Sonny Rollins – Come, Gone (Alternate Version) (10:31)
2-11. Sonny Rollins – There Is No Greater Love (Alternate Version) (05:16)
2-12. Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (Take 1) (07:33)
2-13. Sonny Rollins – Way Out West (Alternate Version) (06:40)

Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Ray Brown – double bass
Shelly Manne – drums

Download: