In 1959, Sonny Rollins (born in 1930, he is 88years-old at this writing) declared that he wasdissatisfied with his sound and took the first of hislong sabbaticals to work on his playing. (He wouldnot record another note until 1962.) Despite his selfcriticism, Rollins had already started a daring line ofexperimentation on his previous albums. In 1957,Rollins pioneered the use of bass and drums, sanspiano, as accompaniment for his saxophone solos.Two early tenor/bass/drums trio recordings areWay Out West and A Night at the Village Vanguard.By this time, Rollins had become well known fortransforming relatively banal or unconventionalsongs (such as “There’s No Business Like ShowBusiness” on Work Time, or “Toot, Toot, Tootsie,Goodbye” on The Sound of Sonny) into viable jazzvehicles. The latter album, presented here in itsentirety along with a tenth tune that completes thesessions, also contains a piano-less trio track, alongwith Rollins’ superb unaccompanied sax reading of“It Could Happen to You”.

SONNY ROLLINS, tenor saxSONNY CLARK, piano (out on A1 & B3)PERCY HEATH, bass (A2, A3, A5, B1, B2 & B4)PAUL CHAMBERS, bass (A1, A4 & B5)ROY HAYNES, drums (out on B3)Reeves Sound Studio, New York, June 11 (A2, A3, A5 & B1-B4)& June 19 (A1, A4 & B5), 1957. B3 is an unaccompaniedtenor sax performance.Original recordings taped by Jack Higgins& produced by Orrin Keepnews.*BONUS TRACK: From the same sessions.Originally issued on the 1957 compilation LPBlues for Tomorrow (Riverside RLP-12-243).

• 1. The Last Time I Saw Paris
• 2. Just In Time
• 3. Toot, Toot, Toosie, Goodbye
• 4. What is There To Say
• 5. Dearly Beloved
• 6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
• 7. Cutie
• 8. It Could Happen To You
• 9. Mangoes
• 10. Funky Hotel Blues