king ubu Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 I recently found that CD in a used-music store. The Tracks are: I REMEMBER YOU I'VE TOLD EVERY LITTLE STAR OLEO WILL YOU STILLL BE MINE IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU Rollins, ts; Henry Grimes, b; Pete La Roca, d. Zurich, March 5, 1959 SONNYMOON FOR TWO Rollins, ts; Kenny Drew, p; NHOP, b; Albert Heath, d. Is this accurate? I think there are no official recordings by Rollins from early 1959? The following Rollins-link gives a Stockholm session for March 5, http://www.jazzdisco.org/newk-dis/. However, the tracks & CD-release are identiacl to what I have. Was this recorded in Stockholm or in Zurich? ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Mike Fitz's Grimes discog will have the final word on this: link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 I don't know about the '59 locations, but "Sonnymoon For Two" is from Cafe Montmartre in '68, and was also issued by Moon on SONNY Rollins IN DENMARK 2. The '59 makes a perfect compliment to the Dragon disc and the AIX EN PROVINCE thing on Royal Jazz (a particular favorite of mine). It's Sonny after the CONTEMPORARY LEADERS album (his last "official" pre-hiatus album), literally just before he headed home to chill out and shed. It's fascinating stuff for me - you can often hear the germination of some of the things he's be working on and bringing to the fore in the '60s. Besides, trio Sonny is so often the best Sonny, at least in those days. The Denmark stuff, if you've not yet heard it,, is nothing short of phenominal. Again, Sonny had already recorded his last "official" album before a hiatus (in this instance, EAST BROADWAY RUNDOWN), and was ready to chill out for a while. THIS music catches him seeming to make peace with his bop/hardbop beginnings and his more exploratory '60s bent. He seems to be saying "whatever will be, will be", and just stretches out and PLAYS. 40+ minute versions of "Four" and "Three Little Words" higlight these discs, and when I tell you that those lenghty cuts are nearly all Rollins soloing or trading fours with Heath, I am not exagerrating, as I am not when I tell you that his imagination and inspiration are at their very highest peak. These are major, MAJOR documents, and should be snapped up on sight by anybody who so much as gets even a glimpse of them out of the corner of their eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Mike Fitz's Grimes discog will have the final word on this: link Thanks, David. Know that site (of course), but forgot checking there -_- It gives Zurich as the place, and Swiss Radio as producer. Jim: thanks for your insights! I always appreciate very much what you have to say about Rollins! I heard neither more of the march 59 stuff nor anything of the later. Will sure keep my eyes open for ANYTHING live by Rollins! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 The Dragon thing, In Stockholm (1959), is fairly common (or used to be at least) and comes highly recommended. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 The Dragon thing, In Stockholm (1959), is fairly common (or used to be at least) and comes highly recommended. Check it out! Thanks, Jim, hope I can find it somewhere! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Wanna try Sweeden? http://www.swedishmusicshop.com/CDA/CDs.ns...4E?opendocument Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 Thanks, Jim! That's an interesting site - never saw it. And they have all the Lars Gullin stuff on Dragon. Some of that Domnerus things sure would be nice to have, too! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 3, 2003 Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 They link directly from the Dragon site: http://www.dragonrecords.se/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2003 And thanks agin, Jim! Will have to wait with ordering till my purse feels a little bit better again - it's feeling sick and empty right now Hell, I blame no one, but you folks always make me spend so much money on so much good music ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue lake Posted September 7, 2003 Report Share Posted September 7, 2003 Following the link posted by Ayers the discography reads: Date: March 5, 1959 Location: Zurich, Switzerland Label: (radio broadcast) ldr - Sonny Rollins; ts - Sonny Rollins; b - Henry Grimes; d - Pete LaRoca Sims a. 01 I Remember You - 06:46 (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) b. 02 I've Told Every Little Star - 06:35 (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) c. 03 Oleo - 03:16 (Sonny Rollins) d. 04 Will You Still Be Mine - 04:15 (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) e. 05 It Could Happen To You - 03:27 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) All titles on: - Jazz Hour CD: JHR 73552 - Oleo - Moon CD: MCD 015 - Sonnymoon For Two (1990) DRS radio broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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