Saxophone Colossus is one of the jazz desert island picks for me .....no question about it.....
The album was recorded one afternoon in Rudy Van Gelder's living room/studio with the assistance of drummer Max Roach, pianist Tommy Flanagan, and bassist Doug Watkins. This quartet manage to cover quire a wide spectrum of sound on this album and do so with tons of zest and energy. There is also quite a lot of tempo and tone changes throughout this album and never really stands too still for too long!
" Moritat" is Rollins' spin on Jack The Knife from which he takes us on quite a journey....and no Bobby Darin!
The Prestige 180g vinyl sounds excellent and offers a lovely warm vibe throughout the album. This album is a treasure of the jazz genre and should be in every music lovers collection.
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