Tenor Madness

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"Tenor Madness" is a landmark 1956 jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, best known for its title track featuring the only recorded duet between Rollins and John Coltrane.

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instanceOf album
jazz album
studio album
artist Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement hard bop era
bassist Paul Chambers NERFINISHED
bestKnownFor title track featuring a duet between Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane
chronologyNextTitle Sonny Rollins, Volume One NERFINISHED
chronologyNextYear 1956
chronologyPreviousTitle Work Time NERFINISHED
chronologyPreviousYear 1955
composerOfTitleTrack Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtDepicts Sonny Rollins with tenor saxophone
drummer Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED
engineer Rudy Van Gelder NERFINISHED
featuresMusician John Coltrane NERFINISHED
Paul Chambers NERFINISHED
Philly Joe Jones NERFINISHED
Red Garland NERFINISHED
Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED
genre jazz
hasCriticalReputation landmark jazz album
hasTrack My Reverie NERFINISHED
Paul’s Pal NERFINISHED
Tenor Madness (track) NERFINISHED
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World NERFINISHED
When Your Lover Has Gone NERFINISHED
instrumentation tenor saxophone, piano, double bass, drums
label Prestige Records NERFINISHED
language instrumental
length approximately 37 minutes
notableFor only known recorded tenor saxophone duet between Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane
originalFormat 12-inch LP
performer Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED
pianist Red Garland NERFINISHED
producer Bob Weinstock NERFINISHED
recordedAt Hackensack, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1956
recordLabelCatalogNumber Prestige PRLP 7047 NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1956
sideOneTrack Paul’s Pal NERFINISHED
Tenor Madness (track) NERFINISHED
When Your Lover Has Gone NERFINISHED
sideTwoTrack My Reverie NERFINISHED
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World NERFINISHED
subgenre hard bop
tenorSaxophonist Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED
tenorSaxophonistOnTitleTrack John Coltrane NERFINISHED
titleTrack Tenor Madness (track) NERFINISHED

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Sonny Rollins notableWork Tenor Madness