Sonny Rollins Discography
1949 (The age of 19)
Babs Gonzales and his Orchestra
J.J. Johnson (tb) Julius Watkins (frh) Jordan Fordin (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Linton Garner (p) Art Phipps (b) Jack Parker (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
NYC, January 20, 1949
| Capitolizing | Capitol (J) CR 8812 | |
| Professor Bob | - |
Babs Gonzales and his Orchestra
J.J. Johnson (tb) Alberto Socarras (fl) Don Redman (ss) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Nance (vln -3) Wynton Kelly (p) Bruce Lawrence (b, vo) Roy Haynes (d) Babs Gonzales (vo)
NYC, April 27, 1949
| 1. 3776-3 | Real Crazy | Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2 |
| 2. 3777-4 | Then You'll Be Boppin' Too | - |
| 3. 3778-1 | When Lovers They Lose | - |
| 4. 3779-2 | St. Louis Blues | Capitol (J) CR 8812; Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2 |
* Babs Gonzales - Weird Lullaby (Blue Note CDP 7 84464-2)
J.J. Johnson Quintet
J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Gene Ramey (b) Shadow Wilson (d)
NYC, May 11, 1949
| S36-130-1 | Audobahn | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-130-3 | Audobahn (Audubon) | Savoy 947, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-131 | Don't Blame Me | Savoy 949, MG 15049, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-132-2 | Goof Square | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-132-4 | - | - |
| S36-132-8 | - | Savoy MG 15049, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
| S36-133-3 | Bee Jay | Savoy SJL 2232 |
| S36-133-5 | - | Savoy 949, MG 12106, SJL 2232 |
* J.J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (Savoy MG 12106)
* J.J. Johnson - Kai Winding Sextet (Savoy MG 15049)
* J.J. Johnson - Audubon c/w Stan Getz - Fast (Savoy 947)
* J.J. Johnson - Don't Blame Me c/w Bee Jay (Savoy 949)
J.J. Johnson's Boppers
Kenny Dorham (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Leonard Gaskin (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 26, 1949
| JRC20B | Elysees | New Jazz 803, 810; Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC21C | Opus V | New Jazz 806; Prestige PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
| JRC22C | Hi-Lo | - |
| JRC23D | Fox Hunt | Prestige 810, PREP 1330, PRLP 109, PRLP 7023, PRLP 7253, P 24067 |
* J.J. Johnson - Looking Back (Prestige PRLP 7253)
* Various Artists - Early Bones (Prestige P 24067)
* Kai Winding/J.J. Johnson - Modern Jazz Trombones (Prestige PRLP 109)
* J.J. Johnson Sextet (Prestige PREP 1330)
* Terry Gibbs - Cuddles c/w J.J. Johnson - Elysees (New Jazz 803)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees c/w Don Lanphere - Spider's Webb (New Jazz 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Elysees c/w Fox Hunt (Prestige 810)
* J.J. Johnson - Opus V c/w Hi-Lo (New Jazz 806; Prestige 806)
Bud Powell's Modernists
Fats Navarro (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bud Powell (p) Tommy Potter (b) Roy Haynes (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, August 9, 1949
| BN360-0 | Bouncing with Bud (alt. take 1) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-1 | Bouncing with Bud (alt. take 2) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN360-2 | Bouncing with Bud | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-0 | Wail (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1531, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN361-3 | Wail | Blue Note 1567, BLP 5003, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-0 | Dance of the Infidels (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1532, BST 84430, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN362-1 | Dance of the Infidels | Blue Note 1568, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
| BN363-1 | 52nd Street Theme | Blue Note 1568, BLP 5004, BLP 1503, BN-LA 507-H2 |
* Bud Powell - Alternate Takes (Blue Note BST 84430)
* Fats Navarro - Prime Source (Blue Note BN-LA 507-H2)
* The Fabulous Fats Navarro, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1531)
* The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1503)
* The Amazing Bud Powell (Blue Note BLP 5003)
* Fats Navarro Memorial Album (Blue Note BLP 5004)
* Bud Powell - Bouncing with Bud c/w Wail (Blue Note 1567)
* Bud Powell - Dance of the Infidels c/w 52nd Street Theme (Blue Note 1568)
1951 (The age of 21)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
| 128A | Morpheus | Prestige 734, PREP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
| 129B | Down | Prestige 742, PREP 1320, PRLP 113, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
| 131A | Whispering | Prestige 742, PREP 1320, PRLP 7025, P 24054 |
= Miles Davis - Early Miles 1951 & 1953 (Prestige PRLP 7168)
= Miles Davis - Early Miles (Prestige PR 7674)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige P 24054)
* Fats Navarro/Dizzy Gillespie/Miles Davis/Kenny Dorham - Modern Jazz Trumpets (Prestige PRLP 113)
* Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PREP 1320)
* Miles Davis - Morpheus c/w Blue Room (Prestige 734)
* Miles Davis - Down c/w Whispering (Prestige 742)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Miles Davis (p) Percy Heath (b) Roy Haynes (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, January 17, 1951
| 132 | I Know | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins and the Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins Quartet (Prestige PRLP 137)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) J.J. Johnson (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
"Birdland", NYC, June 2, 1951
| Move (Moo/Mod) | Session Disc 102; Ozone 7; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124 | |
| Half Nelson (two) | - | |
| Down (Mick's Blues) | - | |
| Jumpin' with Symphony Sid | Session Disc 102 |
* Miles Davis - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Art Blakey (Ozone 7)
* Miles Davis featuring Stan Getz - Birdland Days (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 124)
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Jackie McLean (as -1/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Blakey (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, October 5, 1951
| 1. 228 | Conception | Prestige 868, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7457, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Fantasy OJCCD 005-2 |
| 2. 229 | Out of the Blue | Prestige 876, PREP 1361, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 3. 230 | Denial | Prestige PREP 1361, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 4. 231 | Bluing, Pt. 1&2 | Prestige 846, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 5. - | Bluing, Pt. 3 | Prestige 868, PREP 1355, PRLP 140, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 6. 232 | Dig | Prestige 777, 45-321, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PRLP 7298, PR 7744, P 24054 |
| 7. 233 | My Old Flame | Prestige 766, PREP 1339, PRLP 124, PRLP 7013, PR 7744; New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 24022, P 24054; Fantasy OJCCD 005-2 |
| 8. 234 | It's Only a Paper Moon | Prestige 817, 45-321, PREP 1349, PRLP 124, PRLP 7012, PR 7744, P 24054 |
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7457)
* Miles Davis - Conception (Prestige PR 7744)
* Miles Davis/Dizzy Gillespie/Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants (New Jazz NJLP 8296; Prestige PR 16002)
* Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PR 24022)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige P 24054)
* Miles Davis - Dig (Prestige PRLP 7012; Fantasy OJC 005, OJCCD 005-2)
= Diggin' with the Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PRLP 7281)
* The Prestige All Stars - Prestige/Groovy Goodies, Vol. 1 (Prestige PRLP 7298)
* Miles Davis - The New Sounds (Prestige PRLP 124)
* Miles Davis Blue Period (Prestige PRLP 140)
* Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (Prestige PREP 1349)
* Miles Davis Sextet (Prestige PREP 1361)
* Miles Davis (Prestige PREP 1355)
* Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (Prestige PREP 1339)
* Miles Davis - Conception c/w Bluing, Pt. 3 (Prestige 868)
* Miles Davis - Out of the Blue, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 876)
* Miles Davis - Bluing, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 846)
* Miles Davis - Dig, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 777, 777x45)
* Miles Davis - My Old Flame, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 766)
* Miles Davis - It's Only a Paper Moon, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 817, 817x45)
* Miles Davis - Dig c/w It's Only a Paper Moon (Prestige 45-321)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Apex Studios, NYC, December 17, 1951
| 267 | Time on My Hands | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 268 | Mambo Bounce | Prestige 769, PRLP 135, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
| 269 | This Love of Mine | Prestige 769, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 270 | Shadrack | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 271 | On a Slow Boat to China | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 272 | With a Song in My Heart | Prestige 780, PRLP 137, PRLP 7029; Moodsville MVLP 35; Prestige PR 24004 |
| 273 | Scoops | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029 |
| 274 | Newk's Fadeaway | Prestige PRLP 137, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins and the Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Various Artists - Music of Richard Rodgers Played by America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 35)
* Sonny Rollins Quartet (Prestige PRLP 137)
* Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt/Joe Holiday/Kenny Graham - Mambo Jazz (Prestige PRLP 135)
* Sonny Rollins - Mambo Bounce c/w This Love of Mine (Prestige 769)
* Sonny Rollins - Shadrack c/w With a Song in My Heart (Prestige 780)
1953
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins (ts) Walter Bishop Jr. (p) Percy Heath (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
WOR Studios, NYC, January 30, 1953
| 450 | Compulsion | Prestige PRLP 7044, PR 7822, PR 24022 |
| 451-1 | The Serpent's Tooth, I | - |
| 451-2 | The Serpent's Tooth, II | - |
| 452 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
* Miles Davis - Miles Ahead (Prestige PR 7822)
* Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PR 24022)
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib) John Lewis (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
NYC, October 7, 1953
| 509 | In a Sentimental Mood | Prestige 874, 45-284, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 510 | The Stopper | Prestige 874, 45-173, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 511 | Almost Like Being in Love | Prestige 45-284, PREP 1337, PRLP 7029 |
| 512 | No Moe | Prestige PREP 1337, PRLP 7029, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Rollins and the Stars (Prestige PRLP 7269)
= Sonny Rollins - First Recordings! (Prestige PR 7856)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (Prestige PREP 1337)
* Sonny Rollins - In a Sentimental Mood c/w The Stopper (Prestige 874)
* Sonny Rollins - Almost Like Being in Love c/w In a Sentimental Mood (Prestige 45-284)
* Sonny Rollins - The Stopper c/w Moritat (Prestige 45-173)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Julius Watkins (frh) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Willie Jones (d)
NYC, November 13, 1953
| 531 | Let's Call This | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 532-1 | Think of One (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24046 |
| 532-2 | Think of One | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 533 | Friday the Thirteenth | Prestige PRLP 166, PRLP 7075, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
= Thelonious Monk - Wee See (Prestige PRLP 7245)
= Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk (Prestige PR 7363)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Various Artists - 25 Years of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075; Fantasy OJC 059, OJCCD 059-2)
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PRLP 166)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PREP 1352)
1954
Art Farmer Quintet
Art Farmer (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 20, 1954
| 553 | Soft Shoe | Prestige PRLP 177; New Jazz NJLP 8258; Prestige PR 24032 |
| 554 | Confab in Tempo | - |
| 555 | I'll Take Romance | - |
* Art Farmer - Farmer's Market (Prestige PR 24032)
* Art Farmer (Prestige PRLP 177)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 29, 1954
| 590 | Airegin | Prestige PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
| 591 | Oleo | - |
| 592-1 | But Not for Me | Prestige 915, PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
| 592-2 | But Not for Me (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7109, PR 7847, P 24077 |
| 593 | Doxy | Prestige PRLP 187, PRLP 7109, PR 7847, PR 24012 |
= Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige PRLP 16-3)
* Miles Davis - Oleo (Prestige PR 7847)
* Miles Davis - Tallest Trees (Prestige PR 24012)
* Miles Davis - Tune Up (Prestige P 24077)
* Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige PRLP 187)
* Miles Davis - But Not for Me c/w ??? (Prestige 915)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Elmo Hope (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 18, 1954
| 606 | Movin' Out | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058 |
| 607 | Swinging for Bumsy | - |
| 608 | Silk 'n' Satin | - |
| 609 | Solid | Prestige PRLP 186, PRLP 7058, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics (Prestige PR 7433)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins Quintet (Prestige PRLP 186)
Thelonious Monk - Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
| 630 | I Want to Be Happy | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075 |
| 631 | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, PR 24004 |
| 632 | More Than You Know | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7058 |
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058; Fantasy OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2)
= Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics (Prestige PR 7433)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 190)
1955 (The age of 25)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Septet
Clifford Brown (tp) Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins (ts) Billy Wallace (p -1/3) Chris Anderson (p -4) Leo Blevins (g) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
"Bee Hive Club", Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955
| 1. | I'll Remember April, Pt. 1&2 | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
| 2. | Woody'n You | Victor (J) SMJ 6185M; Philology (It) W 1012-2 |
| 3. | Hot House | - |
| 4. | Cherokee | Victor (J) SMJ 6186M; Philology (It) W 1011-2 |
= Clifford Brown and Max Roach Live at the Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 (Victor (J) SMJ 6186M)
= Clifford Brown and Max Roach Live at the Bee Hive (Columbia JG 35965)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 10 (Philology (It) W 1011-2)
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 11 (Philology (It) W 1012-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955
| 826 | There's No Business Like Show Business | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 827 | Paradox | Prestige PRLP 7020, PR 24004 |
| 828 | Raincheck | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
| 829 | There Are Such Things | Prestige PRLP 7020; Moodsville MVLP 2; Prestige P 24082 |
| 830 | It's Alright with Me | Prestige PRLP 7020, P 24082 |
= Sonny Rollins - Worktime! (Prestige PR 7750)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Various Artists - Modern Moods (Moodsville MVLP 2)
1956
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, January 4, 1956
| 12421-4 | Gertrude's Bounce | EmArcy MG 36070, MG 36085; Limelight LM 2-8201 |
| 12422-10 | Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly) | EmArcy EMS 2-407, (J) 195J 1 |
| 12423-12 | Powell's Prances | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* Various Artists - The Young Ones of Jazz (EmArcy MG 36085)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* Clifford Brown - The Quintet, Vol. 2 (EmArcy EMS 2-407)
* Clifford Brown - More Study in Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
probably live in NYC, early 1956
| I'll Remember April | Elektra/Musician E1 60026; Philology (It) W 1013-2 | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Daahoud | - | |
| Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | - | |
| 52nd Street Theme | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 12 (Philology (It) W 1013-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, February 16, 1956
| 12463-6 | What Is This Thing Called Love? (alt. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12463-7 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12464-1 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12464-2 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (alt. take) | - |
| 12464-14 | Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | EmArcy MG 36070 |
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, February 17, 1956
| 12459-1 | I'll Remember April | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12459-2 | I'll Remember April (breakdown) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12459-3 | I'll Remember April (alt. take) | EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
| 12460-8 | Time | EmArcy MG 36070; Mercury MG 20827 |
| 12461-16 | The Scene Is Clean | EmArcy MG 36070 |
| 12462 | Flossie Lou (reh. take) | EmArcy 838 306-2 |
| 12462-3 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 1) | - |
| 12462-7 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 2) | - |
| 12462-8 | Flossie Lou (alt. take 3) | - |
| 12462-9 | Flossie Lou | Limelight LM 2-8201; EmArcy (J) 195J 1 |
* Clifford Brown - More Study in Brown (EmArcy (J) 195J 1)
* Clifford Brown - Remember Clifford (Mercury MG 20827, SR 60827)
* The Immortal Clifford Brown (Limelight LM 2-8201, LS 2-8601)
* The Complete EmArcy Recordings of Clifford Brown - Brownie (EmArcy 838 306-2)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 16, 1956
| 864 | In Your Own Sweet Way | Prestige PRLP 7044, PR 7847, PR 24022 |
| 865 | No Line | - |
| 866 | Weird Blues | - |
* Miles Davis - Oleo (Prestige PR 7847)
* Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige PR 24022)
Sonny Rollins plus Four
Clifford Brown (tp -1/4) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, March 22, 1956
| 1. 867 | I Feel a Song Comin' On | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 2. 868 | Pent-Up House | - |
| 3. 869 | Valse Hot | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
| 4. 870 | Kiss and Run | Prestige PRLP 7038, P 24050 |
| 5. 871 | Count Your Blessings | Prestige PRLP 7038, PR 24004 |
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - 3 Giants! (Prestige PRLP 7291)
= Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Three Giants (Prestige PR 7821)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus and More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
"Basin Street Club", NYC, April 28, 1956
| Valse Hot (Waltz Hot) | Ingo (It) two; Mainman BFWH CB 617 | |
| I Feel a Song Comin' On | - |
* Bird Flies with 'The Herd' Also Clifford Brown (Mainman BFWH CB 617)
Clifford Brown Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Richie Powell (p) George Morrow (b) Willie Jones (d)
"Basin Street Club", NYC, May 6, 1956
| Sweet Clifford | Ingo (It) two | |
| What's New? | - | |
| Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quartet with John Coltrane
Sonny Rollins (ts) John Coltrane (ts -5) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 24, 1956
| 1. 902 | My Reverie | Prestige PRLP 7047, P 24082 |
| 2. 903 | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | - |
| 3. 904 | Paul's Pal | - |
| 4. 905 | When Your Lover Has Gone | Prestige PRLP 7047, PR 24004, P 24082 |
| 5. 906 | Tenor Madness | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet
Clifford Brown (tp) Sonny Stitt (as -8) Sonny Rollins (ts) probably Richie Powell (p) probably George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Bob Story (ann)
WIOR radio broadcast, "Continental Restaurant", Norfolk, VA,
June 18, 1956
| 1. | Just One of Those Things | Philology (It) W 1008-2 |
| 2. | You Go to My Head | - |
| 3. | Good Bait | - |
| 4. | One for My Baby | Philology (It) W 1009-2 |
| 5. | Someone to Watch Over Me | - |
| 6. | What's New? | - |
| 7. | These Foolish Things | - |
| 8. | I Get a Kick Out of You | - |
* Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes, Vol. 8 (Philology (It) W 1009-2)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
| 918 | You Don't Know What Love Is | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 919 | St. Thomas | Prestige 45-108, PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 920 | Strode Rode | Prestige PRLP 7079, PR 24004, P 24050 |
| 921 | Blue Seven | Prestige PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
| 922 | Moritat (aka Mack the Knife) | Prestige 45-173, PRLP 7079, P 24050 |
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus and More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas, Pt. 1&2 (Prestige 45-108)
* Sonny Rollins - The Stopper c/w Moritat (Prestige 45-173)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, September 17, 1956
| 13768 | Mr. X | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13769 | Body and Soul | - |
| 13770-4 | Just One of Those Things | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
NYC, September 19, 1956
| 13764-6 | Ezz-thetic | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13765 | The Most Beautiful Girl in the World | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 13766 | Woody'n You | EmArcy MG 36098 |
| 13767 | Dr. Free-Zee | - |
= Max Roach + 4 (not released) (EmArcy SR 80001)
= Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
* Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wade Legge (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956
| 979 | I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face | Prestige PRLP 7095; Status ST 8315; Prestige P 24050 |
| 980 | Kids Know | Prestige PRLP 7095, P 24050 |
| 981 | The House I Live In | Prestige PRLP 7207, PR 7553, P 24050 |
| 982 | Bird Medley: I Remember You / Star Eyes / My Melancholy Baby / They Can't Take That Away from Me / Old Folks / Just Friends / My Little Suede Shoes | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7095; Moodsville MVLP 33; Prestige P 24050 |
* Various Artists - My Fair Lady (Status ST 8315)
* Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus and More (Prestige P 24050)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Fantasy OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Various Artists - Music of George Gershwin Played by America's Greatest Jazzmen (Moodsville MVLP 33)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah c/w They Can't Take That Away from Me (Prestige 45-128)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | Riverside RLP 12-226 | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited ver.) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, 'Bandstand USA', "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, October 10,
1956
| Valse Hot | Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 | |
| I Get a Kick Out of You | - |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, October 15, 1956
| Brilliant Corners | Riverside RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, December 7, 1956
| Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Kenny Drew (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d) Earl Coleman (vo -2,4)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956
| 1. 1031 | B. Swift | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 2. 1032 | My Ideal | Prestige PRLP 7126, PR 24046 |
| 3. 1033 | Sonny Boy | Prestige PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 4. 1034 | Two Different Worlds | Prestige PRLP 7126 |
| 5. 1035 | Ee-Ah | Prestige 45-128, PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
| 6. 1036 | B. Quick | Prestige PRLP 7126, PRLP 7207, P 24082 |
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy (Prestige PRLP 7207; Fantasy OJC 348, OJCCD 348-2)
* Sonny Rollins - Takin' Care of Business (Prestige P 24082)
* Various Artists - 25 Years of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Sonny Rollins - Ee-Ah c/w They Can't Take That Away from Me (Prestige 45-128)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
broadcast, 'Bandstand USA', "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, December 12,
1956
| I Feel a Song Coming On | private tape | |
| Daahoud | - |
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Donald Byrd (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p) Gene Ramey (b) Max Roach (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956
| tk.1 | Decision | Blue Note 45-1669, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2, BST2 84433 |
| tk.2 | Plain Jane | Blue Note 45-1670, BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.5 | Sonnysphere | Blue Note BLP 1542 |
| tk.6 | How Are Things in Glocca Morra? | Blue Note BLP 1542, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.8 | Bluesnote | - |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Various Artists - The Best of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Sonny Rollins - Decision, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1669)
* Sonny Rollins - Plain Jane, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1670)
1957
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)
Los Angeles, CA, March 7, 1957
| I'm an Old Cowhand | Contemporary C 3530 | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Come, Gone | - | |
| Wagon Wheels | - | |
| There Is No Greater Love | - | |
| Way Out West | - | |
| I'm an Old Cowhand (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651; Fantasy OJCCD 337-2 | |
| Way Out West (alt. take) | - | |
| Come, Gone (alt. take) | - |
= Sonny Rollins - Way Out West in Stereo (Stereo S 7017)
* Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes (Contemporary C 7651)
Max Roach Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Bill Wallace (p) George Morrow (b) Max Roach (d)
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957
| 15175-10 | I'll Take Romance | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15176-6 | It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15177 | Blues Waltz | EmArcy MG 36108 |
| 15178-5 | Love Letters | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
* Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957
| 15187-7 | Little Folks | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
| 15188-10 | Minor Trouble | EmArcy (J) 195J 39 |
| 15189-4 | Valse Hot | EmArcy MG 36108, SR 80002 |
* Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy SR 80002; Mercury SR 60193)
* Max Roach + 4 & More (EmArcy (J) 195J 39)
Max Roach Quintet
same personnel
Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957
| JB8 | Lover (stereo edit) | EmArcy SR 80002 |
| 15194 | Lover (mono edit) | EmArcy MG 36108 |
* Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (EmArcy MG 36108; Mercury MG 20538)
Sonny Rollins Quintet/Sextet
J.J. Johnson (tb -1,2,4/6) Sonny Rollins (ts) Horace Silver (p -1,2,4/6) Thelonious Monk (p -3,6) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
| 1. tk.1 | Why Don't I? | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 2. tk.4 | Wail March | Blue Note BLP 1558 |
| 3. tk.6 | Reflections | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 4. tk.7 | Poor Butterfly | - |
| 5. tk.11 | You Stepped Out of a Dream | Blue Note 45-1687, BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 6. tk.12 | Misterioso | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2 |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Sonny Rollins - You Stepped Out of a Dream c/w Why Don't I? (Blue Note 45-1687)
Kenny Dorham Quintet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 21, 1957
| But Beautiful | Riverside RLP 12-239 | |
| I'll Remember April | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 82 | |
| Falling in Love with Love | - | |
| La Villa | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 72; Riverside RLP 12-267 |
* Kenny Dorham and Friends with Cannonball Adderley and Sonny Rollins (Jazzland JLP 82)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72)
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
Kenny Dorham Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Betty Glamann (harp) Hank Jones (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, May 27, 1957
| My Old Flame | Riverside RLP 12-239; Jazzland JLP 72; Riverside RLP 12-244 |
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72)
* Various Artists - Jazz for Lovers (Riverside RLP 12-244)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -1,2,4/7) Percy Heath (b -1,2,4/7) Roy Haynes (d -1,2,4/7)
NYC, June 11 & 12, 1957
| 1. | Dearly Beloved | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
| 2. | Everytime We Say Goodbye | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 12-272 |
| 3. | It Could Happen to You | Riverside RLP 12-241 |
| 4. | Just in Time | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124 |
| 5. | Toot-Toot-Tootsie | - |
| 6. | Mangoes | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
| 7. | Cutie | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72; Riverside RLP 12-284 |
* Various Artists - 8 Ways to Jazz: Cole Porter Compositions (Riverside RLP 12-272)
* Sonny Rollins/Benny Golson - Saxes in Stereo (Riverside RLP 1124)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72)
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Sonny Clark (p -1,3) Paul Chambers (b) Roy Haynes (d)
NYC, June 19, 1957
| 1. | What Is There to Say? | Riverside RLP 12-241, RLP 1124; Jazzland JLP 72 |
| 2. | The Last Time I Saw Paris | - |
| 3. | Funky Hotel Blues | Riverside RLP 12-243; Jazzland JLP 72; Fantasy OJCCD 029-2 |
* Sonny Rollins/Benny Golson - Saxes in Stereo (Riverside RLP 1124)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonny's Time (Jazzland JLP 72)
* Various Artists - Blues for Tomorrow (Riverside RLP 12-243; Fantasy OJC 030, OJCCD 030-2)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Red Garland (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor or Philly Joe Jones (d)
radio broadcast, "Cafe Bohemia", NYC, July 13, 1957
| Four (Roy's Romp) | Ozone 18; Chakra (It) TH 100 MD; Yadeon (J) 502 | |
| Bye Bye Blackbird | - | |
| It Never Entered My Mind | Chakra (It) TH 100 MD; Yadeon (J) 502 | |
| Walkin' (inc.) | Yadeon (J) 502 |
* Miles Davis - Makin' Wax (Chakra (It) TH 100 MD)
* Miles Davis - Rare Unreleased Broadcasts (Yadeon (J) 502)
Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1,2,4/6) Doug Watkins (b -1,2,4/6) Philly Joe Jones (d)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1957
| 1. tk.5 | Tune Up | Blue Note BLP 4001, BST 89903, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 2. tk.9 | Asiatic Race | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
| 3. tk.13 | Surrey with the Fringe on Top | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 4. tk.15 | Wonderful, Wonderful | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
| 5. tk.17 | Namely You | Blue Note BLP 4001, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| 6. tk.19 | Blues for "Philly" Jones | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
Abbey Lincoln
Kenny Dorham (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Wynton Kelly (p -1/8,10,11, b -9) Paul Chambers (b -1/8,10,11) Max Roach (d) Abbey Lincoln (vo)
NYC, October 28, 1957
| 1. | Strong Man | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 2. | Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe | - |
| 3. | My Man | - |
| 4. | That's Him | - |
| 5. | I Must Have That Man | - |
| 6. | I Must Have That Man (take 3) | Fantasy OJCCD 085-2 |
| 7. | Porgy (take 1) | - |
| 8. | Porgy | Riverside RLP 12-251 |
| 9. | Don't Explain | - |
| 10. | When a Woman Loves a Man | - |
| 11. | Can't Help Lovin' That Man | Riverside unissued |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Don Bailey (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, afternoon set, November 3, 1957
| tk.1 | Woody'n You | rejected |
| tk.2 | A Night in Tunisia (afternoon) | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.3 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61014 |
| tk.4 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | rejected |
| tk.5 | That Ol' Devil Moon | - |
* Sonny Rollins - More from the Vanguard (Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61014)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Wilbur Ware (b) Elvin Jones (d)
"Village Vanguard", NYC, evening set, November 3, 1957
| tk.6 | A Night in Tunisia (evening) | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61014 |
| tk.7 | Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise (alt. take) | - |
| tk.8 | Four | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61015 |
| tk.9 | Woody'n You | - |
| tk.10 | That Ol' Devil Moon | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.11 | What Is This Thing Called Love? | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61014 |
| tk.12 | Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.13 | Sonnymoon for Two | Blue Note 45-1698, BLP 1581 |
| tk.14 | I Can't Get Started | Blue Note BLP 1581 |
| tk.15 | I'll Remember April | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61015 |
| tk.16 | Get Happy (long ver.) | - |
| tk.17 | Striver's Row | Blue Note BLP 1581, BN-LA 401-H2 |
| tk.18 | All the Things You Are | Blue Note BN-LA 475-H2, (J) BNJ 61015 |
| tk.19 | Get Happy (short ver.) | - |
| tk.20 | Striver's Row | rejected |
* Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 2 (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61014)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 3 (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61015)
* Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note BLP 1581)
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* Sonny Rollins - Sonnymoon for Two, Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note 45-1698)
Sonny Rollins Quintet
Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Wendell Marshall (b) Kenny Dennis (d)
NYC, November 4, 1957
| Sonnymoon for Two | Period SPL 1204 | |
| Like Someone in Love | - | |
| Theme from Pathetique Symphony | - |
Miles Davis All Stars
Miles Davis (tp) John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins (ts) Gil Coggins (p) Paul Chambers (b) Art Taylor (d)
Long Island, NY, November or December, 1957
| All of You | private tape | |
| Love for Sale | - | |
| On Green Dolphin Street | - | |
| unknown title | - |
Dizzy Gillespie with Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 11, 1957
| 21845-2 | 62VK451 | Wheatleigh Hall | Verve MGV 8260, V/V6 8477 |
| 21846 | Sumphin' | Verve MGV 8260, VSP 32 |
= Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions (Verve VE2 2505)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins and Stitt (Verve V/V6 8477)
* Sonny Rollins - Tenor Titan (Verve VSP 32)
Dizzy Gillespie with Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Sonny Stitt (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Ray Bryant (p) Tommy Bryant (b) Charlie Persip (d)
NYC, December 19, 1957
| 21857 | 62VK497 | The Eternal Triangle | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8477 |
| 21857A | On the Sunny Side of the Street | Verve MGV 8262 |
| 21857B | 62VK498 | After Hours | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8477 |
| 21857C | 63VK627 | I Know That You Know | Verve MGV 8262, V/V6 8566 |
= Dizzy Gillespie - The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions (Verve VE2 2505)
* Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt - Dizzy, Rollins and Stitt (Verve V/V6 8477)
* The Essential Dizzy Gillespie (Verve V/V6 8566)
1958
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)
NYC, February 11, 1958
| Someday I'll Find You | Riverside RLP 12-258 | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? | - | |
| Till There Was You (take 3) | Milestone M 47007; Fantasy OJCCD 067-2 | |
| Till There Was You (take 4) | Riverside RLP 12-258 | |
| Shadow Waltz | - |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86)
* Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
NYC, March 7, 1958
| The Freedom Suite | Riverside RLP 12-258; Milestone M 47007 |
= Sonny Rollins - Shadow Waltz (Jazzland JLP 86)
* Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus (Milestone M 47007)
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d)
'Newport Jazz Festival', Newport, RI, July 7, 1958
| I Want to Be Happy | FDC (It) 1024 |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b -1/4) Charles 'Specs' Wright (d -1/4)
Beltone Studios, NYC, July 10, 1958
| 1. | What's My Name? | Metro Jazz SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
| 2. | What's My Name? (mono edit) | Metro Jazz E 1002 |
| 3. | If You Were the Only Girl in the World | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
| 4. | Manhattan | - |
| 5. | Body and Soul | - |
* Sonny Rollins - Brass and Trio (Verve V/V6 8430)
* Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (Metro Jazz E 1002)
Sonny Rollins Orchestra
Nat Adderley (cor) Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp) Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb) Don Butterfield (tu) Sonny Rollins (ts) Dick Katz (p) Rene Thomas (g) Henry Grimes (b) Roy Haynes (d) Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
Metropolitan Studios, NYC, July 11, 1958
| Who Cares? | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 | |
| Love Is a Simple Thing | - | |
| Grand Street (stereo ending) | Metro Jazz SE 1002 | |
| Grand Street (mono ending) | Metro Jazz E 1002 | |
| Grand Street (Verve ending) | Verve V/V6 8430 | |
| Far Out East | Metro Jazz E 1002, SE 1002; Verve V/V6 8430 |
* Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass (Metro Jazz SE 1002)
* Sonny Rollins - Brass and Trio (Verve V/V6 8430)
The Modern Jazz Quartet with Sonny Rollins
Sonny Rollins (ts) Milt Jackson (vib -1,2) John Lewis (p -1,2,5,6) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)
"Music Inn", Lenox, MA, August 3, 1958
| 1. 3937 | Bags' Groove | Atlantic LP 1299, SD 2-301 |
| 2. 3938 | A Night in Tunisia | Atlantic LP 1299 |
| 3. | Limehouse Blues | Metro Jazz E 1011 |
| 4. | I'll Follow My Secret Heart | - |
| 5. | You Are Too Beautiful | - |
| 6. | Doxy | - |
* The Art of the Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic SD 2-301)
* Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (Metro Jazz E 1011, SE 1011)
Sonny Rollins and Contemporary Leaders
Sonny Rollins (ts) Victor Feldman (vib -4,11) Hampton Hawes (p -1,2,4/11) Barney Kessel (g) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Shelly Manne (d -1,2,4/6,8/11)
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 21 & 22, 1958
| 1. | I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | Contemporary M 3564 |
| 2. | Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody | - |
| 3. | How High the Moon | - |
| 4. | You | - |
| 5. | I've Found a New Baby | - |
| 6. | Alone Together | - |
| 7. | In the Chapel in the Moonlight | - |
| 8. | The Song Is You | - |
| 9. | I've Found a New Baby (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651; Fantasy OJCCD 340-2 |
| 10. | The Song Is You (alt. take) | - |
| 11. | You (alt. take) | Contemporary C 7651 |
* Sonny Rollins - Contemporary Alternate Takes (Contemporary C 7651)
1959
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Joe Harris (d)
Stockholm, Sweden, February, 1959
| Paul's Pal | Ingo (It) nine | |
| Love Letters | - | |
| It Don't Mean a Thing | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
Sonny Rollins (ts) Henry Grimes (b) Pete LaRoca (d)
radio broadcast, Stockholm, Sweden, March 4, 1959
| Another Me, Another You | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 73 | |
| I've Told Ev'ry Little Star | - | |
| Stay as Sweet as You Are | - | |
| How High the Moon | - | |
| Oleo | - |
Sonny Rollins Trio
same personnel
Stockholm, Sweden, March 5, 1959
| I Remember You | Moon (It) MCD 015-2 | |
| I've Told Every Little Star | - | |
| Oleo | - | |
| Will You Still Be Mine? |