Sonny Rollins - Plus 4 (1956) [MFSL 2003] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Sonny Rollins plays with the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, of which he was a member at the time, on this famed 1956 release. The album was the last full recording including pianist Richie Powell and trumpeter Clifford Brown, who both died in a car accident three months later. Although Rollins is clearly the group leader on this date, the style and playing are logical extensions of the fine work being done by the Brown-Roach group on Emarcy Records at the time.

In 1956 Sonny Rollins used the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (of which he was a member) as his sidemen for this Prestige set. The high points of this particularly strong hard bop set include "Valse Hot" (an early jazz waltz), a rapid rendition of "I Feel a Song Coming On," and Rollins's classic "Pent-Up House." Trumpeter Brown (heard on one of his final sessions) is in excellent form, as is the strong rhythm section and the young tenor-leader himself.

Tracklist:

01. Valse Hot
02. Kiss And Run
03. I Feel A Song Comming On
04. Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
05. Pent-Up House

Personnel
Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
Clifford Brown - trumpet
Richie Powell - piano
George Morrow - bass
Max Roach - drums

Recorded on March 22, 1956, at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA. in August 2002.


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