Sonny Rollins, Volume 1 Explained

Sonny Rollins, also known as Sonny Rollins, Volume 1, is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded on December 16, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Rollins, except as noted.

Side 1

1. "Decision" – 8:03
2. "Bluesnote" – 7:01
3. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 6:20

Side 2

1. "Plain Jane" – 10:00
2. "Sonnysphere" – 9:36

Personnel

Musicians

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd – trumpet
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Gene Ramey – bass
• Max Roach – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billboard. March 30, 1957.
2. Cook, Stephen & Campbell, Al at allmusic