Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	October 1957
Recorded	April 14, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard bop
Length	40:52
Label	Blue Note; BLP 1558
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Rollins chronology

Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded on April 14, 1957, and released on Blue Note later that year.^[2]

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Recording

It is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the Monk composition "Misterioso". Monk also plays on his composition "Reflections", while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.^[6]

Release history

It was reissued in 1999 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder series, remastering done by the audio engineer, also present on the original recording sessions.

Legacy

British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson paid homage to the album when he mimicked the sleeve for his 1984 album Body and Soul.^[7]

Track listing

Side 1

"Why Don't I?" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:44
"Wail March" (Rollins) – 6:11
"Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24

Side 2

"Reflections" (Monk) – 7:03
"You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:24
"Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06

Personnel

Musicians

Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Jay Jay Johnson – trombone (except "Reflections"^{[citation needed]})
Horace Silver (except "Reflections"), Thelonious Monk ("Misterioso", "Reflections") – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Harold Feinstein – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Robert Levin – liner notes

References

^ "Billboard". October 28, 1957.
^ Palmer, Richard (January 1, 2004). Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edge. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826469168 – via Google Books.
^ AllMusic review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1233. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Kelley, Robin D. G. (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Free Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-684-83190-9.
^ "Joe Jackson got to me, Body and Soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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[1] "Billboard". October 28, 1957.

[2] Palmer, Richard (January 1, 2004). Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edge. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826469168 – via Google Books.

[3] AllMusic review

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1233. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Kelley-6] Kelley, Robin D. G. (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Free Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-684-83190-9.

[7] "Joe Jackson got to me, Body and Soul". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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