A Night at the Village Vanguard
by Sonny Rollins
- Type: Album
- Released: 1957
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: US
- Length: 39:24
- Community rating: 5/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Wilbur Ware, Elvin Jones
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark live album capturing Sonny Rollins at the peak of his powers in the revolutionary pianoless trio format. The recording showcases the incredible freedom and interplay this format allowed.
Genres
Descriptors: live, saxophone, classic, improvisation, virtuosic
Tracklist
- Old Devil Moon (8:18)
- Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (8:05)
- Striver's Row (5:59)
- Sonnymoon for Two (8:46)
- A Night in Tunisia (8:16)
Credits
- Sonny Rollins - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Donald Bailey - bass
- Wilbur Ware - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Elvin Jones - drums
- Pete La Roca - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by [recording by]
- Leonard Feather - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Burton Lane - written-by
- E.Y. Harburg - written-by
- Oscar Hammerstein II - written-by
- Sigmund Romberg - written-by
- Dizzy Gillespie - written-by
- Leo Robin - written-by
- Ira Gershwin - written-by
- Vernon Duke - written-by