SONNY ROLLINS - Newk's Time - UHQ-CD [FEB 14]

UHQ-CD - Marking 85 years representing The Finest In Jazz, UM Japan are making available no less than 118 titles selected from Blue Note’s analog "Tone Poet" and "Classic Vinyl" reissue series on UHQ-CD. Remastering by Kevin Gray, these releases reproduce the sound of the original master tapes as faithfully as possible. Each title is presented on 1 UHQ-CD jewel case with obi-strip with original sleeve notes reproduced on the back inlay.

Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins recorded four Blue Note albums in less than a year including his impressive 1957 quartet date Newk’s Time featuring Wynton Kelly, Doug Watkins and Philly Joe Jones. Rollins and Co. romp through an eclectic set including Broadway showtunes, pop songs, pieces by Miles Davis and Kenny Dorham, and his own “Blues for Philly Joe.”

Tracklist: 

1. Tune Up    
2. Asiatic Raes    
3. Wonderful! Wonderful!    
4. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top    
5. Blues For Philly Joe    
6. Namely You