Description

NEW VINYL LP ON WAX TIME 2012

180 GRAM VINYL.

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

Tracklist

I’m An Old Cowhand 5:35
Solitude 7:47
Come, Gone 7:47
Wagon Wheels 10:08
There Is No Greater Love 5:13
Way Out West 6:28