One of the greatest and most consistent musicians of all time, Sonny Rollins is an American institution on par with Bob Dylan and Miles Davis.
Discography
- Moving Out (1956) A-
- Work Time (1956) A-
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4 (1956) A-
- Tenor Madness (1956) A
- Saxophone Colossus (1957) A+
- Rollins Plays for Bird (1957) B+
- Tour de Force (1957) A-
- Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 (1957) A-
- Way Out West (1957) A
- Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957) A
- The Sound of Sonny (1957) A-
- A Night at the Village Vanguard (1958) A
- Freedom Suite (1958) B+
- Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (1958) B+
- Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958) A-
- Sonny Side Up (1959, with Dizzy Gillespie & Sonny Stitt) B+
- Newk’s Time (1959) B+