Tenor Madness

by Sonny Rollins

Tenor Madness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:14
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Paul Chambers, Red Garland, Philly Joe Jones, John Coltrane

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This album is legendary for its title track, the only known recorded meeting of tenor saxophone titans Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. Set against a 12-bar blues, the track is one of jazz's most exciting and historically crucial duels.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, classic, fast, bluesy, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Tenor Madness (12:14)
  2. When Your Lover Has Gone (6:11)
  3. Paul's Pal (5:10)
  4. My Reverie (6:06)
  5. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (5:33)

Credits

  • Sonny Rollins Quartet - primary artist
  • Paul Chambers - bass
  • Bob Weinstock - cover, supervised by [supervision]
  • Tom Hannan - cover
  • "Philly" Joe Jones - drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
  • Ira Gitler - liner notes
  • Red Garland - piano
  • Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone, written-by
  • John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, guest
  • Einar Aaron Swan - written-by
  • Larry Clinton - written-by
  • Rodgers & Hart - written-by

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