Sonny Rollins - Tenor Sax Solo on "St. Thomas"

Saxophone Colossus is the most successful of the late'50s albums that made his reputation. Rollins' playing never falters; he's backed by the redoubtable Max Roach on drums, Tommy Flanagan on piano, and Doug Watkins on bass. Rollins is equally at home with the lilting Caribbean air of "St. Thomas," standards ("You Don't Know What Love Is"), blues ("Strode Rode," featuring a driving Tommy Flanagan solo), and a smoldering version of Brecht-Weill's "Moritat" (better known as "Mac the Knife") Transcription by Jeff Ellwood.

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