- Artist:
- Sonny Rollins
Way Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series 2024): Vinyl LP
£35.99
Release date: 6 December, 2024
A classic of the genre, “Way Out West” was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins’ first album for west coast label Contemporary Records when released in 1957. The first album to employ the “strolling” technique, Rollins was backed by Ray Brown (bass) and Shelly Manne (drums). This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.
Tracklist:
Side A
I’m An Old Cowhand
Solitude
Come, Gone
Side B
Wagon Wheels
There Is No Greater Love
Way Out West
- Formats:
- Vinyl LP
- Label:
- Craft Recordings
- Cat#:
- CR7691