Sonny Rollins – Brass And Trio (Vinyl LP | JAP Reissue | 1974)

Sonny Rollins – Brass And Trio brings together two contrasting sessions by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins from July 1958. Side A was recorded on July 11, 1958 at Metropolitan Studios in New York with a brass ensemble arranged by Ernie Wilkins; side B was cut the day before at Beltone Studios with a trio featuring Henry Grimes and Specs Wright, and Rollins plays Body And Soul entirely alone. The material first appeared in 1958 on MetroJazz as Sonny Rollins And The Big Brass and was later reissued by Verve as Brass And Trio. This copy is a 1974 Japanese Verve reissue without insert or OBI.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Verve Records MV 2082
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: JAP reissue
• Country: Japan
• Year of this pressing: 1974 (original: 1958)
• Genre: Jazz, Big Band, Hard Bop
• Note: no insert, no OBI

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Who Cares? (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)
2. Love Is A Simple Thing (Arthur Siegel/June Carroll)
3. Grand Street (Sonny Rollins)
4. Far Out East (Ernie Wilkins)

Side B

1. What's My Name? (David Saxon/Robert Wells)
2. If You Were The Only Girl In The World (Nat D. Ayer/Clifford Grey)
3. Manhattan (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
4. Body And Soul (Johnny Green/Edward Heyman/Robert Sour/Frank Eyton)

Personnel

Brass ensemble (side A; July 11, 1958, arranged and conducted by Ernie Wilkins): Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Nat Adderley (cornet), Clark Terry, Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal (trumpet), Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (trombone), Don Butterfield (tuba), Dick Katz (piano), René Thomas (guitar), Henry Grimes (bass), Roy Haynes (drums).

Trio (side B; July 10, 1958): Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone), Henry Grimes (bass), Charles "Specs" Wright (drums); Body And Soul is a Rollins solo. Supervised by Leonard Feather.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The material first came out in the US on MetroJazz in 1958. This copy is a 1974 Japanese Verve reissue, here without insert or OBI strip.

Why is the album called Brass And Trio?
The two sides show Rollins at two extremes: a large brass ensemble on one side, a piano-less trio and an unaccompanied Body And Soul on the other.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new with at most minimal signs of wear. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Sonny Rollins records?
Yes, for example Sonny Rollins – Moving Out, Sonny Rollins Trio – St. Thomas: In Stockholm 1959 and Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt – Duets. More titles are in our Jazz collection.