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| 1. St. Thomas |
| 2. You Don't Know What Love Is |
| 3. Strode Rode |
| 4. Moritat |
| 5. Blue 7 |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
tenor sax extraordinaire,
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This review is from: Saxophone Colossus (Audio CD)
You've got to get this one. Before I became a pro jazz musician I didn't care for Sonny. But I've grown to love him. He wrote two of the tunes on this CD, "St.Thomas, & "Strode Rode." He also composed a jazz standard called "Doxy"There's a lot of humour in his bebop jazz, but on this one, he's completely serious.It's a combo setting with the great Tommy Flanagan on piano; Doug Watkins on bass & Max Roach on drums. Flanagan takes some gretat solos, especially on St. Thomas. Sonny shows his great skill as a ballad player. In the business we always say "Anyone can learn to play fast, but it's the ballad that separates the men from the boys." The tune is "You Don't know what love is." Chet Baker used to do it on tpt.(and sing it as well) but this version is much better. I mentioned "Strode Rode" before, but you've got to hear it for yourself. Flanagan takes a superb piano solo on this one also. As for sound quality, it was recorded in 1956, but sounds like it was recorded yesterday.......Get it.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (22 customer reviews) 27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant album--problem w/RVG though,
By Jeff Howard "vitaminj" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saxophone Colossus (Audio CD)
The brilliance of this album has been stated many times by people with more jazz knowledge than me. However I thought I should echo what the other reviewer states here: there are some minor problems with this disc. Specifically, there is a flutter on the 4th track "Moritat." I thought I heard it 3-4 different times. It doesn't ruin the music, but you might be tempted to return the disc. The RVG series is stellar so I'm assuming it's a problem with the masters. If that's not the problem then it may be in the manufacturing. Mildly disappointing...I would like to put in a quick mention of the genius of Max Roach. His technique on the ride cymbal is revolutionary. I could write an essay on it myself! All in all, this is one of my all-time favorite jazz albums. 24 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor remaster of a great album,
By M. Dion "msdion" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Saxophone Colossus (Audio CD)
Wait until this album is reissued again. It would be a shame for anyone to buy this and get the wrong impression. The masters for this reissue are apparently poor on the 4th track Moritat. Returning it to Amazon won't help, the disk is fine, the master is bad. Concord (or perhaps some other company with a little more attention to quality control) should recall these, remaster it and try again.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic,
By stengel99 "stengel99" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Saxophone Colossus (Audio CD)
The other customer reviews of this CD criticize the audio quality, but they overlook the fact that this recording is a CLASSIC by any standard. While any criticism of the remastering may be valid, don't pass up this historic work by a true master.
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