![]() There is a nice little bakery nearby, Dunns, which does some pretty nice cakes, for any jazz fan with a sweet tooth.Creator Rollins, Sonny Call number Sc MG 898 Physical description 73.43 linear feet (144 boxes, 18 volumes, 18 tubes, 7 oversized folders) 37.13 gigabytes (969 computer files) Language English Preferred Citation, Sonny Rollins papers, Sc MG 898, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library Repository Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Access to materials Request an in-person research appointment. While some stores in central London have fast throughput so it is essential to drop in two to three times a week, the slower traffic suburban stores warrant a visit every month or two, and Crouch End will definitely be on my map from now on. Not a store I had been to before, and pleased that I did, as I came away with three interesting records, the most interesting being this 60’s French release on Prestige, Dark Blue/Silver Trident labels. The source of this French pressing therefore remains unknown, however Pathe Marconi produced excellent pressings at this time, long before getting mixed up with EMI and horrible Blue Note pressings in the 80’s.įound on a Journey to the Dark Side, North London, in friendly record store at Crouch End, a suburb bordering Highgate (the poor man’s Hampstead). Both are machine stamped, not hand-inscribed as is customary with Prestige releases. There are no RVG initials in the runout, as is usual with records pressed from Prestige original stampers, found with the gold label and UK Esquire pressing. The matrix codes in the run-out are the Prestige second pressing catalogue number 7326 and a local number for the release. This however was a new one for me – the French Sixties genuine Prestige reissue – that cover is something else, very quirky but in a good way, and it is Stereo. This the first time I have seen that cover, and a nice copy, irresistable. This record has had many faces over the years, though few up to the mark of the original: ![]() The original pressing, Prestige 7079, fetches up to $2,000 or more, so I have kept a look out for affordable alternatives, especially after suffering the hiss of the Prestige 60’s gold label reissue. In Sonny’s acceptance speech he said “I’m very happy that jazz, the greatest American music, is being recognized through this honor, and I’m grateful to accept this award on behalf of the gods of our music. The speech at his recent White House award of Medal for the Arts was read by a somewhat lesser saxophonist, Bill Clinton, who in my view was nonetheless probably a better saxophonist than he was President. Unlike most of his fellow musicians from that time, Sonny is still upright. Sonny was aged only 26 when this was recorded, but he had already achieved legendary status alongside Coltrane and Miles Davis as one of the giants, hence the self-adulation of the title “Colossus”. Lauded as Sonny’s finest work and awarded one of the coveted Penguin Jazz Core Collection crowns year after year, no jazz collection is complete without a copy of “Saxophone Colossus”. Though there are five excellent tracks to choose from, the “boudoir sax” of the selection” You Dont Know What Love Is” makes a special perfect late night partner to that single malt, so turn down the lights down low – oh, you are in the office, damn, no matter…use your imagination. ![]() Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d) Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956 Track Selection: “You Don’t Know What Love Is” > ![]()
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