The Standard Sonny Rollins

by Sonny Rollins & Co.

The Standard Sonny Rollins cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1965
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:15
  • Community rating: 3.57/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, George Avakian, Herbie Hancock, Stu Martin, Mickey Roker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

During his prolific mid-60s tenure with RCA Victor, Sonny Rollins released this collection of Great American Songbook interpretations. Utilizing varying ensemble sizes鈥攊ncluding collaborations with Jim Hall and Herbie Hancock鈥擱ollins subjects familiar melodies to his rigorous, muscular, and brilliantly structural improvisational approach. The album reinforces his legendary status as one of jazz's most inventive and technically commanding interpreters.

Genres

Descriptors: Christmas, improvisation, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Autumn Nocturne (2:59)
  2. Night and Day (3:17)
  3. Love Letters (3:26)
  4. My One and Only Love (5:58)
  5. Three Little Words (2:13)
  6. Trav'lin' Light (4:06)
  7. I'll Be Seeing You (1:36)
  8. My Ship (4:11)
  9. It Could Happen to You (4:18)
  10. Long Ago and Far Away (2:47)
  11. Winter Wonderland (5:17)
  12. When You Wish Upon a Star (3:16)
  13. Trav'lin' Light - Alternate Take (12:44)

Credits

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