Way Out West Sonny Rollins

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  • Release Date: 07/01/1991
  • Original Release: 1957
  • Sales Rank: 5,570
  • Label: OJC
  • UPC: 025218633727

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Way Out West

1LISTENI'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) 5:42
2LISTENI'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Bonus Track / Alternate Take 10:09
3LISTENSolitude 7:52
4LISTENCome, Gone 7:53
5LISTENCome, Gone Bonus Track / Alternate Take 10:29
6LISTENWagon Wheels 10:11
7LISTENThere Is No Greater Love 5:17
8LISTENWay Out West 6:30
9LISTENWay Out West Bonus Track / Alternate Take 6:37

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Editorial Reviews

The timeless Way out West established Sonny Rollins as jazz's top tenor saxophonist (at least until John Coltrane surpassed him the following year). Joined by bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, Rollins is heard at one of his peaks on such pieces as "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)," his own "Way out West," "There Is No Greater Love," and "Come, Gone" (a fast stomp based on "After You've Gone"). The William Claxton photo of Rollins wearing Western gear (and holding his tenor) in the desert is also a classic. [The Contemporary re-release appends three bonus tracks, all of them alternate takes.] Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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So Good That It Hurts My Faceby MinorThreat77

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July 01, 2009: Typically, alternate takes on jazz reissues have a tendency to aggravate me to no end, but on this disc, they are amazing. The listener gets a sense of the exploration of the themes through improvisation- really quite remarkable. Shelly Manne's drumming is sickeningly sweet, and Rollins plays within the realm of his normal virtuosity. This is an engaging, wonderful jazz album, and would be a perfect starter for anyone's jazz collection.

This review was written about the CD edition.

I Also Recommend: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, The Soothsayer [Bonus Track], E.S.P., The Shape of Jazz to Come, Sonny Rollins Plus Four [RVG Remasters].