Sonny Rollins - The Complete Prestige Recordings [1992] (7 x CDs)

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Sonny Rollins - The Complete Prestige Recordings [1992] (7 x CDs)

Released in 1992, Sonny Rollins - The Complete Prestige Recordings is a landmark 7-CD box set that chronicles the early ascent of one of jazz’s most inventive tenor saxophonists. It captures Rollins in full creative bloom, from his teenage sideman years to his emergence as a bold, melodic force shaping the hard bop era.

The collection spans 125 tracks recorded for Prestige, sequenced chronologically to reveal Rollins’ artistic evolution. Early sessions show flashes of rhythmic daring and tonal curiosity, while later dates, especially those with Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and John Coltrane highlight his growing confidence and compositional voice. Tracks like “Oleo,” “Airegin,” and “Pent-Up House” became jazz standards, showcasing Rollins’ knack for blending harmonic sophistication with streetwise swing.

The set includes iconic moments, “Tenor Madness,” the only known Rollins, Coltrane duet, and lesser-known gems that spotlight his versatility across ballads, blues, and bebop. Each disc is supported by detailed liner notes and session documentation, offering historical context and insight into the players and studio settings.

More than a retrospective, this box set is a sonic biography of Rollins’ formative years. It’s essential listening for anyone tracing the roots of modern jazz, and a testament to the restless creativity that would define his career for decades to come. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Sonny Rollins - Elysee 3:09

02 Sonny Rollins - Opus 2:41

03 Sonny Rollins - Hilo 2:45

04 Sonny Rollins - Fox Hunt 2:47

05 Sonny Rollins - Morpheus 2:22

06 Sonny Rollins - Down 2:51

07 Sonny Rollins - Blue Room 3:00

08 Sonny Rollins - Whispering 3:02

09 Sonny Rollins - I Know 2:33

10 Sonny Rollins - Conception 4:02

11 Sonny Rollins - Out of The Blue 6:16

12 Sonny Rollins - Denial 5:40

13 Sonny Rollins - Bluing 9:56

14 Sonny Rollins - Dig 7:35

15 Sonny Rollins - My Old Flame 6:33

16 Sonny Rollins - It's Only A Paper Moon 5:23

CD2

01 Sonny Rollins - Time on My Hands 2:42

02 Sonny Rollins - Mambo Bounce 2:23

03 Sonny Rollins - This Love of Mine 2:26

04 Sonny Rollins - Shadrack 2:34

05 Sonny Rollins - On a Slow Boat to China 2:40

06 Sonny Rollins - With a Song in My Heart 3:08

07 Sonny Rollins - Scoops 2:15

08 Sonny Rollins - Newk's Fadeaway 3:13

09 Sonny Rollins - Compulsion 5:44

10 Sonny Rollins - The Serpent's Tooth (Take 1) 7:02

11 Sonny Rollins - The Serpent's Tooth (Take 2) 6:17

12 Sonny Rollins - Round About Midnight 7:06

13 Sonny Rollins - In a Sentimental Mood 3:19

14 Sonny Rollins - The Stopper 2:58

15 Sonny Rollins - Almost Like Being in Love 3:24

16 Sonny Rollins - No Moe 3:30

17 Sonny Rollins - Think of One (Take 1) 5:39

18 Sonny Rollins - Think of One (Take 2) 5:43

CD3

01 Sonny Rollins - Let's Call This 5:06

02 Sonny Rollins - Friday The 13th 10:34

03 Sonny Rollins - Soft Shoe 5:00

04 Sonny Rollins - Confab in Tempo 3:55

05 Sonny Rollins - I'll Take Romance 4:58

06 Sonny Rollins - Airegin 5:00

07 Sonny Rollins - Oleo 5:13

08 Sonny Rollins - But Not for Me [take 1] 5:43

09 Sonny Rollins - But Not for Me [take 2] 4:36

10 Sonny Rollins - Doxy 4:53

11 Sonny Rollins - Movin' Out 4:29

12 Sonny Rollins - Swingin' for Bumsy 5:47

13 Sonny Rollins - Silk 'n' Satin 4:00

14 Sonny Rollins - Solid 6:25

CD4

01 Sonny Rollins - I Want to Be Happy 7:43

02 Sonny Rollins - The Way You Look Tonight 5:13

03 Sonny Rollins - More Than You Know 10:50

04 Sonny Rollins - There's No Business Like Show Business 6:19

05 Sonny Rollins - Paradox 4:56

06 Sonny Rollins - Raincheck 5:59

07 Sonny Rollins - There Are Such Things 9:28

08 Sonny Rollins - It's All Right With Me 6:07

09 Sonny Rollins - In Your Own Sweet Way 4:36

10 Sonny Rollins - No Line 5:40

11 Sonny Rollins - Vierd Blues 6:51

CD5

01 Sonny Rollins - I Feel A Song Coming On 5:14

02 Sonny Rollins - Pent-Up House 8:53

03 Sonny Rollins - Valse Hot 8:37

04 Sonny Rollins - Kiss and Run 7:09

05 Sonny Rollins - Count Your Blessings 2:30

06 Sonny Rollins - My Reverie 6:08

07 Sonny Rollins - The Most Beautiful Girl in The World 5:35

08 Sonny Rollins - Paul's Pal 5:12

09 Sonny Rollins - When Your Lover Has Gone 6:12

10 Sonny Rollins - Tenor Madness 12:15

CD6

01 Sonny Rollins - You Don't Know What Love Is 6:29

02 Sonny Rollins - St. Thomas 6:46

03 Sonny Rollins - Strode Rode 5:15

04 Sonny Rollins - Blue 7 11:18

05 Sonny Rollins - Moritat 10:03

06 Sonny Rollins - I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face 4:54

07 Sonny Rollins - Kids Know 11:38

08 Sonny Rollins - The House I Live In 9:21

CD7

01 Sonny Rollins - The Bird Medley 26:55

02 Sonny Rollins - B. Swift 5:16

03 Sonny Rollins - My Ideal 4:21

04 Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy 9:49

05 Sonny Rollins - Two Different Worlds 7:40

06 Sonny Rollins - EE-AH 6:55

07 Sonny Rollins - B. Quick 9:11

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