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Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet
Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet is a 1956 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, featuring his earliest recordings for the Prestige label under his leadership, including four tracks performed by Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet (John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke), eight tracks with John Lewis, Percy Heath, Kenny Drew and Art Blakey and one track with Percy Heath, Roy Haynes and with Miles Davis on piano! Tracks 5-11 and 13 were originally featured on the 10" Prestige vinyl Sonny Rollins Quartet (1952, PRLP 137).
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All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated
"The Stopper" - 2:59
"Almost Like Being in Love" (Lerner, Loewe) - 3:26
"No Moe" - 3:32
"In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Kurtz, Mills) - 3:20
"Scoops" - 2:16
"With a Song in My Heart" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:08
"Newk's Fadeaway" - 3:15
"Time on My Hands" (Adamson, Gordon, Youmans) - 2:42
"This Love of Mine" (Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola Jr., Frank Sinatra) - 2:26
"Shadrack" (R. MacGimsey) - 2:35
"On a Slow Boat to China" (F. Loesser) - 2:41
"Mambo Bounce" - 2:25
"I Know" (Miles Davis) - 2:32
Personnel
Tracks 1-4
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
John Lewis – piano
Milt Jackson – vibes
Percy Heath – bass
Kenny Clarke – drums
Tracks 5-12
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Art Blakey – drums
Track 13
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Miles Davis – piano
Percy Heath – bass
Roy Haynes – drums
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