Rollins Plays for Bird

by Sonny Rollins

Rollins Plays for Bird cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1957
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Intended as a heartfelt tribute to the recently deceased bebop pioneer Charlie Parker, this quintet session remarkably avoids simply recreating standard bebop arrangements. Featuring Kenny Dorham and Max Roach, the record is anchored by an ambitious, 26-minute continuous medley of standards deeply associated with the late saxophonist. The leader's massive, authoritative tone and brilliant thematic development provide a masterful, highly modernized homage.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, instrumental, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. I Remember You
  2. My Melancholy Baby
  3. Old Folks
  4. They Can't Take Away From Me
  5. Just Friends
  6. My Little Suede Shoes
  7. Star Eyes
  8. Kids Know
  9. I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face

Credits

  • Sonny Rollins Quintet - primary artist
  • Kenny Dorham - primary artist, trumpet
  • Max Roach - primary artist, drums
  • George Morrow - bass
  • Wade Legge - piano
  • Bob Weinstock - supervised by
  • Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • Lerner & Loewe - written-by

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