Sonny Rollins
Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recording (4x12")
HLP-9065
Resonance Records
8Format: 4x12inch VinylRelease: 31.05.2024
Last In: 22 months ago
Last In: 22 months ago
TRACKLIST
- A1: St Thomas 7 32
- A2: There Will Never Be Another You 5 52
- A3: Stay As Sweet As You Are 4 41
- A4: I've Told Ev'ry Little Star 4 52
- B1: How High The Moon 10 46
- B2: Oleo 6 00
- B3: Paul's Pal 9 30
- C1: Sonny Rollins Interview 1 54
- C2: It Don't Mean A Thing 4 54
- C3: Paul's Pal #2 7 00
- C4: Love Letters 5 34
- D1: I Remember You 6 50
- D2: I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #2 6 33
- D3: It Could Happen To You 3 27
- D4: Oleo #2 3 15
- D5: Will You Still Be Mine? 4 16
- D6: I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #3 4 26
- E1: I Want To Be Happy 4 08
- E2: A Weaver Of Dreams 4 12
- E3: It Don't Mean A Thing #2 4 31
- E4: Cocktails For Two 4 58
- E5: I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #4 5 54
- E6: I Want To Be Happy #2 5 15
- F1: Woody 'N' You 15 54
- G1: But Not For Me 17 39
- H1: Lady Bird 18 49
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Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings is the first official release of the 'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins’ European tour in 1959 with bassist Henry Grimes, and drummers Pete La Roca, Kenny Clarke and Joe Harris. Available previously only as a bootleg release, this is the first official release in cooperation with Sonny Rollins and released as a 3-CD set. Freedom Weaver includes an elaborate booklet with rare photos by Ed van der Elsken, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Bob Parent and many others; lead liners by jazz scholar Bob Blumenthal, and new interviews with Rollins himself, Branford Marsalis, James Carter, Joe Lovano, James Brandon Lewis and Peter Brötzmann. Mastered by the legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
