Jazz Showcase (1953)

About this title: Here Jazz Showcase focuses tightly upon the mid-'50s recordings that thrust Sonny Rollins firmly into the spotlight, gathering seven tracks from Prestige, two from Contemporary, and one from Riverside. For those interested in samples of Rollins' most famous albums, the CD contains one track from Way Out West and a selection from Plus Four (with the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet), and indulges in two cuts from the celebrated Saxophone Colossus. There are several originals, including the entire epic "Tenor Madness" with heavyweight sparring partner John Coltrane, yet enduring Rollins ... read more

Tracks:

1. Movin' Out [Rollins]
2. I Want to Be Happy [Caesar/Youmans]
3. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) [Mercer]
4. Valse Hot [Rollins]
5. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star [Kern/Hammerstein]
6. You Don't Know What Love Is [Raye/DePaul]
7. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye [Erdman/Fio Rito/Kah]
8. No Moe [Rollins]
9. St. Thomas [Rollins]
10. Tenor Madness [Rollins]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.