Way Out West
by Sonny Rollins
- Type: Album
- Released: 1957
- Label: Contemporary
- Country: United States
- Length: 36:52
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A landmark album, 'Way Out West' was revolutionary for its 'pianoless' trio format, which gave Sonny Rollins unprecedented harmonic freedom. His interpretation of standards and originals is a masterclass in thematic development.
Genres
Descriptors: saxophone, improvisation, ensemble, melodic, witty
Tracklist
- I'm an Old Cowhand (5:42)
- Solitude (7:51)
- Come, Gone (7:52)
- Wagon Wheels (10:10)
- There Is No Greater Love (5:17)
Credits
- Sonny Rollins - primary artist, tenor saxophone, written-by
- Ray Brown - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Roy DuNann - engineer [sound]
- William Claxton - photography by
- Lester Koenig - producer, liner notes, photography by [liner]
- Johnny Mercer - written-by
- Duke Ellington - written-by
- Eddie DeLange - written-by
- Irving Mills - written-by
- Billy Hill - written-by
- Peter De Rose - written-by
- Isham Jones - written-by
- Marty Symes - written-by