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- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4
- AllMusic3/5
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Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Contemporary label, featuring performances by Rollins with Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, and Shelly Manne with Victor Feldman added on one track. It was the last record Rollins produced before a hiatus from recording and performing in public, before his return with The Bridge in 1962. Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The last of the classic Sonny Rollins albums prior to his unexpected three-year retirement features the great tenor... on an unusual but inspired list of standards. Rollins creates explorative and often witty improvisations.... Great music." A copy of this album is featured on the cover to The Nightfly by Donald Fagen in 1982, where Fagen poses as a late-night jazz DJ.
In brief
- When was Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders released?
- Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders was released in 1959.
- How many tracks are on Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders?
- Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 59 minutes.
- What genre is Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders?
- Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders is catalogued under Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz.
- What BPM is Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders?
- Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders runs at a median tempo of 110 BPM across its tracks, most often in C major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders?
- Listeners of Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders also rate Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Volume 3 by Lee Morgan, A Love Supreme by John Coltrane.
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders at a glance
- Label
- Contemporary Records
- Produced by
- Lester Koenig
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