Sonny Rollins: The Blue Note Recordings

Sonny Rollins: The Blue Note Recordings

The year 1957 was a significant one in the life and career of Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins. An outstanding tenor saxophonist noted for his commanding tone and endless ingenuity as an improviser, he was just 26 years old and had already been dubbed “Saxophone Colossus” by producer Bob Weinstock at Prestige Records, the saxophonist’s recording home since 1951. But his contractual obligations to Prestige expired in late 1956 and, rather than re-…