Rvg/newk's Time (1957) (Reissued/Remastered)

Product Summary Label: Blue Note UPC: 00724359083322 Release Date: 3/23/2004 Buy.com Sku: 60628830 Item#: M46SWV Format:  CD Song Listing   Disc 1 Song Title 1. Tune Up 2. Asiatic Raes 3. Wonderful! Wonderful! 4. Surrey With The Fringe On Top, The 5. Blues For Philly Joe 6. Namely You ~ (bonus track)   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on September 22, 1957. Includes liner notes by Joe Goldberg and Bob Blumenthal. This is part of Blue Note's RVG series. Personnel: Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Sonny Rollins; Doug Watkins (bass instrument); Wynton Kelly (piano); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Audio Remasterer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Author: Bob Bluementhal. Recording information: Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (09/22/1957). Photographer: Francis Wolff. The mid-'50s Blue Note date NEWK'S TIME is a shining star in the Sonny Rollins catalog. The title is derived from Rollins' nickname "Newk," so-called because of his resemblance to baseball player Don Newcomb. It is Rollins' fierce strength as an improviser, along with his assembled quartet of stellar guests, which makes this session so special. Still in his 20s, the saxophonist displays relentless imagination and fire in lengthy solos on standards like Miles Davis' "Tune Up" and Kenny Dorham's rhythmically challenging "Asiatic Raes." Rollins also continues his penchant for reinterpreting popular tunes, with a delightful reading of "Wonderful, Wonderful!" and "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top" on which he and Philly Joe Jones play a masterful sax/drums duet. Rollins' only composition on the disc is his swinging "Blues For Philly Joe" in honor of the legendary drummer who displays his signature style here. Finally, a lightly swinging stroll through Johnny Mercer's "Namely You" puts the finishing touch on a hard-bop classic. This 2004 Rudy Van Gelder edition of Sonny Rollins' classic Newk's Time album, which places the tenor saxophonist in the company of bassist Doug Watkins, drummer Philly Joe Jones, and pianist Wynton Kelly, features dramatically improved sound (unlike many of the titles in this series that have only marginally better fidelity). However, for those not interested in buying the same classic jazz titles over and over again without something additional in the kitty to attract them, it needs to be noted that there are no additional tracks on this set. The same six selections that were on the earlier edition appear here. ~ Thom Jurek Producer: Alfred Lion; Michael Cuscuna (Reissue) Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder Musical Guests Wynton Kelly Doug Watkins Philly Joe Jones   Compilation Appearances Milstone Jazzstars In Concert Working Girl Complete Rodgers & Hart Songbo Priceless Jazz Sampler Riverside Records Story Play Duke Ellington-Caravans Montreal Jazz Festival Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America Ken Burns Jazz Ken Burns Jazz Nea Jazz Masters Contemporary Records Story It's De Lovely: Authentic Cole Porter Collection Jazz Bar Vol 2 Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration Basquiat's Journey Through Jazz Prestige Profiles Prestige Profiles New York For Lovers 1105 House That Trane Built: Story of Impulse Records Milestone Profile (Bonus Cd) At Music Inn Vol 2 Cafe Jazz Jazz In The City Roy Haynes:jazz Roy Haynes:jazz Very Best Of Prestige (Prestige 60Th Bluesology:anthology/atlantic Years 1   Associated Artists and Works Blakey, Art Brooks, Hadda Brown, Clifford Brown, Clifford Burton, Gary Burton, Gary (Vibes) Cherry, Don (Jazz) Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles The Classic Prestige Sessions, 1951-1956 ~ Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Gabel, Denis Duets: Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt ~ Gillespie, Dizzy Sonny Side Up ~ Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Hawkins, Coleman That's Him ~ Lincoln, Abbey Lincoln, Abbey Lincoln, Abbey Modern Jazz Quartet Modern Jazz Quartet Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Monk, Thelonious Alfie (Sdtk) ~ Original Soundtrack Alfie ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Alfie ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max Roach, Max   Technical Info Release Date : 03/23/2004 Original Release Date : 1957 Catalog ID : 90833 Label : Blue Note Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00724359083322   Professional Reviews Q (p.141) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[H]e effervescently powers through a chestnut-heavy set..."