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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Newk's Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded on September 22, 1957 and released on Blue Note in 1959—his third album for the label.

Recording

The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on September 22, 1957.[6] Five of the six tracks are played by the quartet of Rollins, Wynton Kelly (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums).[6] Only Rollins and Jones play on "Surrey with the Fringe on Top".[6]

Release history

The release marked the beginning of Blue Note 4000 series: from this album on, the releases would be catalogued as "BLP 4..." (mono) and "BST 84..." (stereo).

Title

The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is apparently based on his resemblance to Don Newcombe, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[7] "Namely You" was taken from the Broadway show Li'l Abner.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:44
  2. "Asiatic Raes" [also known as "Lotus Blossom"] (Kenny Dorham) – 5:57
  3. "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Sherman Edwards-Ben Raleigh) – 5:59

Side 2

  1. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:32
  2. "Blues for Philly Joe" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:44
  3. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul-Johnny Mercer) – 3:18

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard Mar 30, 1959
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 170. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1233. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ a b c "Sonny Rollins Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Joachim-Ernst Berendt: The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to Fusion and Beyond. Paperback, 6th-1997 revised ed. (1992), p. 541
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newk%27s_Time
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