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Vol. 2

Tone Poet Vinyl
Artist: 
Sonny Rollins
€39,99

Release date: 4 September 2026

Having first appeared on a Blue Note session as a member of Bud Powell’s Modernists in 1949, Sonny Rollins returned to the label in 1956 to record a series of four tremendous leader dates in less than a year. Recorded in April 1957, the saxophonist’s 2ndalbum for Alfred Lion, Vol. 2, found him in esteemed company with J.J. Johnson on trombone, Horace Silver on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Blakey on drums for a high-spirited bop date. The 6-song set opens with two rollicking Rollins originals (“Why Don’t I?” and “Wail March”) and closes with interpretations of two popular songs (“You Stepped Out Of A Dream” and “Poor Butterfly”). For the album’s two centerpieces, pianist Thelonious Monk joins the festivities for memorable versions of his compositions “Misterioso” and “Reflections.”
BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a gatefold sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. 

Tracklisting:

Vol. 2 (1957)

A1. Why Don't I
A2. Wail March 
A3. Misterioso (*) 

B1. Reflections (*) 
B2. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
B3. Poor Butterfly

Sonny Rollins (sax) - J.J. Johnson (trombone) - Horace Silver (piano) - Paul Chambers (bass) - Art Blakey (drums) - (*)Thelonious Monk (piano)