{"product_id":"sonny-rollins-newks-time-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","title":"SONNY ROLLINS - Newk's Time (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal\u003c\/span\u003e.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonny Rollins\u003c\/strong\u003e first appeared on a \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e recording session in 1949 as part of \u003cstrong\u003eBud Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e’s Modernists during a period when the saxophonist was coming up on the scene and cutting his teeth alongside bebop innovators including \u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCharlie Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e. After he began leading his own record dates in the 1950s, Rollins hooked up with \u003cstrong\u003eAlfred Lion\u003c\/strong\u003e again and recorded four tremendous albums for \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e in less than a year between December 1956 and November 1957. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing two quintet dates that were released as \u003cem\u003eSonny Rollins\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVolume 1\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, the saxophone colossus returned to \u003cstrong\u003eVan Gelder Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e in September 1957 with a quartet comprised of pianist \u003cstrong\u003eWynton Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e, bassist \u003cstrong\u003eDoug Watkins\u003c\/strong\u003e, and drummer \u003cstrong\u003ePhilly Joe Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e to record \u003cem\u003eNewk’s Time\u003c\/em\u003e (the album title was a reference to his nickname \u003cstrong\u003eNewk\u003c\/strong\u003e due to his resemblance to Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe). Rollins \u0026amp; Co. romp through a typically eclectic set that includes pieces by his jazz peers (\u003cstrong\u003eMiles Davis\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “\u003cem\u003eTune Up\u003c\/em\u003e” \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eKenny Dorham\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “\u003cem\u003eAsiatic Raes\u003c\/em\u003e”), Broadway showtunes (the saxophone-drums duet “\u003cem\u003eSurrey with the Fringe on Top\u003c\/em\u003e” \u0026amp; the sumptuous “\u003cem\u003eNamely You\u003c\/em\u003e”), pop songs (“\u003cem\u003eWonderful! Wonderful!\u003c\/em\u003e” which was a hit for \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Mathis\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1956), and Rollins’ own spirited original “\u003cem\u003eBlues for Philly Joe\u003c\/em\u003e.”\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is stereo, all-analog, mastered by \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Depiction of this product is a digital rendering and for illustrative purposes only. Actual LP colour\/shade or detailing may vary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g Vinyl","offer_id":47362984051033,"sku":"SDZ-32513","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Sonny_Rollins_-_Newk_s_Time_-_Blue_Note_Classic_Vinyl_Series_Edition_-_2023_26c50e2e-6408-4922-9e85-aa30c762feb3.jpg?v=1699906633","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sonny-rollins-newks-time-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}