Sonny Rollins Plus 4

Sonny Rollins - Plus 4 (1956) {Prestige 50th Anniversary 20-bit K2 Edition}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 115 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 70 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 21 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2002 Prestige / Fantasy | PRCD-7038-2 | 20-bit K2
Jazz / Hard Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Saxophone

One of the true monumental figures of jazz who is still vibrantly recording and performing, Sonny Rollins was still an upstart tenor saxman in 1956 when he delivered Plus Four, a classic date with the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (of which he was a member). About the session, which featured Brown in one of his last recording dates, liner note writer Ira Gitler points out, "Within the overall empathy of Brown/Roach were interior connections: Roach, a master soloist himself, with all the soloists; and the bonding of Rollins and Brown."

We start off in March 1956 with ‘Sonny Rollins Plus 4’ where unsurprisingly we find Sonny accompanied, by you guessed it, four stellar jazzmen. Clifford Brown on trumpet, Max Roach on drums, George Morrow on bass and Richie Powell on piano. Recorded a little later the same year in December 1956 our second offering is ‘Sonny Rollins Volume One’ where Sonny is found in the company of Donald Byrd on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Gene Ramey on bass and our old friend Max Roach on drums. CD2 moves on to 1957 for ‘Sonny Rollins Volume Two’ where Sonny is joined by another fantastic line up including Thelonious Monk playing piano on his own classic compositions ‘Misterioso’ and ‘Reflections’…

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness (1956) [24-96] {2013 Analogue Productions LP}
Vinyl rip @ 24/96 | FLAC (tracks) – 775 Mb | Full Scans – 10 Mb | Label: Prestige / Analogue Productions
Genre: Jazz | RAR 5% | Rec. CAT #PRLP 7047

Tenor Madness was the recording that, once and for all, established Rollins as one of the premier tenor saxophonists, an accolade that in retrospect, has continued through six full decades and gives an indication why as a young player, Rollins was so well liked, as his fluency, whimsical nature, and solid construct of melodies and solos gave him the title of the next Coleman Hawkins or Lester Young of mainstream jazz.

Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness (1956) {2006 Prestige RVG Remasters Series}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 241 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 84 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 28 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2006 Concord / Prestige | PRCD-30044-2 | Prestige RVG Remasters Series | 24-bit remaster | PRLP 7047
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Saxophone

I was the engineer on the recording sessions and I also made the masters for the original LP issues of these albums. Since the advent of the CD, other people have been making the masters. Mastering is the final step in the process of creating the sound of the finished product. Now, thanks to the folks at the Concord Music Group who have given me the opportunity to remaster these albums, I can present my versions of the music on CD using modern technology. I remember the sessions well, I remember how the musicians wanted to sound, and I remember their reactions to the playbacks. Today, I feel strongly that I am their messenger.” — Rudy Van Gelder

Clifford Brown, Sonny Rollins & Max Roach Quintet - Complete Studio Recordings
EAC (FLAC+log+cue) + MP3 (320 kbps CBR) | 532.04 Mb (FLAC) + 184.01 Mb (MP3) | 79:51 minutes | Full info & covers.
jazz, hard-bop | Essential Jazz Classics Records, Recorded in New York, January 4 and February 16 & New Jersey March 22, 1956. Cd published in 2007

At the end of 1955, Sonny Rollins replaced Harold Land as the saxophonist in the Brown-Roach quintet. Rollin’s style proved a perfect fit for the group’s equilibry betwen fast and slow tunes...