Saxophone Colossus
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Saxophone Colossus is a landmark 1956 hard bop jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz recordings of all time.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxophone Colossus (Sonny Rollins album) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hard bop album
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jazz album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | hard bop movement ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of Sonny Rollins's key 1950s albums ⓘ |
| composerOfTrack |
Blue 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Strode Rode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtDepicts | Sonny Rollins playing tenor saxophone in profile ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz albums of all time ⓘ |
| engineer | Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s jazz ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Doug Watkins
NERFINISHED
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
CD
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LP record ⓘ digital download ⓘ |
| hasKeyTrack |
Blue 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Blue 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moritat NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Strode Rode NERFINISHED ⓘ You Don't Know What Love Is NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
hard bop
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| label | Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | approximately 39 minutes ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defining Sonny Rollins's reputation as a leading tenor saxophonist
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influential solo on Blue 7 ⓘ |
| performer | Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Weinstock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Hackensack, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1956-06-22 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-09 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
extended improvisation
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rhythmic sophistication ⓘ strong thematic development ⓘ |
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Saxophone Colossus (Sonny Rollins album)