Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (20 Bit Mastering)

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Music Review: Awesome
Rating: 5 Stars

Saxophone Colossus is the album that essentially made Rollins. With Max Roach, Tommy Flanagan and Doug Watkins, this disc covers everything from the blues, to bop, to ballads, to carribean music. They touch all the bases, and they touch them well. 'St. Thomas' is an incredible song which demonstrates Rollins almost unmatched ability to systematically develop a solo from the ground up. Max Roach's drum solo is also fantastic. 'You Don't Know What Love Is' is probobly my favorite track. Flanagan solo here is, in my opinion, his best on the record, possibly one of his best period. 'Strode Rode' is a hard-swingin' and kickin' track that shows off the quartet's ability to sit in the pocket and swing hard. 'Moritat' is my least favorite on the CD. It's not bad my any means, it just doesn't speak to me in the way the other tracks do. Finally, 'Blue 7' is the most simplistic, and in a way, brilliant track on the CD. It's a pure, non-subsitution blues (in F i believe) that once again demonstrates perfectly Rollins ability to gradually build a solo. He starts from the ground, and builds to a climax, then brings it back down again. Also, Roach's 'melodic' drum solo is excellent here.

In short, this is probobly one of the top 10 records in jazz. For new listeners, its a must have, and a perfect introduction to jazz. For 'veteran' listeners, and for students of the style, it provides perfect examples for structuring solos, and for making complexity our of simplicity.

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