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Sonny Rollins, Way Out West

Audio CD

Disk ID: 277497

Disk length: 1h 10m 47s (9 Tracks)

Original Release Date: 1991

Label: Unknown

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Tracks & Durations

1. I'm An Old Cowhand 5:42
2. I'm An Old Cowhand (alt. take)10:09
3. Solitude 7:52
4. Come, Gone 7:53
5. Come, Gone (alt. take)10:29
6. Wagon Wheels10:11
7. There Is No Greater Love 5:17
8. Way Out West 6:30
9. Way Out West (alt. take) 6:36

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Review

Widely acknowledged as the most significant and accomplished tenor saxophonist in the world, Sonny Rollins's recording legacy is nothing short of extraordinary. Beginning as a sideman in the late-'40s, he worked with Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, and Miles Davis. Since recording his first date as a leader in 1954, Rollins has recorded dozens of albums for numerous labels, eventually settling in for a long stay on Milestone. Way Out West, recorded in 1957, is one of two superb albums cut for the small, California-based Contemporary label (the other is 1958's Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders). Although a consummate sideman, Rollins rarely seems at ease with his pianists on his own dates, and Way Out West's trio format, with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, dispenses with that problem. The tenorman's playful humor is evident in the album's selections, which include such unlikely candidates as "Wagon Wheels" and "I'm an Old Cowhand"--both elevated to previously unimaginable heights. This is a remarkably confident album--relaxed, swinging, thoughtful and deeply satisfying. And just in case that's not enough, the cover photo, featuring Rollins in Stetson and holster with his horn on his hip, is about as cool as it gets. --Fred Goodman

Other Versions

Albums are mined from the various public resources and can be actually the same but different in the tracks length only. We are keeping all versions now.

Way Out West

Tracks: 9, Disk length: 1h 10m 47s

Way Out West

Tracks: 9, Disk length: 1h 10m 46s (-1m 59s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 9, Disk length: 1h 10m 42s (-1m 55s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 9, Disk length: 1h 11m 1s (+0m 14s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 9, Disk length: 1h 10m 15s (-1m 28s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 8 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 4m 21s (-7m 34s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 8 (-1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 1m 4s (-10m 17s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 6 (-3 tracks), Disk length: 43m 29s (-28m 42s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 6 (-3 tracks), Disk length: 43m 27s (-28m 40s)

Way Out West

Tracks: 6 (-3 tracks), Disk length: 43m 23s (-28m 36s)

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