Music
Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass
July 10 and 11, August 3 1958
New York City and Lenox, MA
Verve
Tracks
Trio
What’s My Name
If You Were The Only Girl in the World
Manhattan
Solo
Body and Soul
Big Band
Who Cares
Love Is A Simple Thing
Grand Street (Rollins)
Far Out East
Quartet
Doxy (Rollins)
Limehouse Blues
I’ll Follow My Secret Heart
You Are Too Beautiful
Personnel
Sonny Rollins (ts)
Henry Grimes (b)
Charles 'Specs' Wright (d)
Nat Adderley (cor)
Reunald Jones, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (tp)
Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Frank Rehak (tb)
Don Butterfield (tu)
Dick Katz (p)
Rene Thomas (g)
Henry Grimes (b)
Roy Haynes (d)
Ernie Wilkins (arr, cond)
John Lewis (p)
Percy Heath (b)
Connie Kay (d)
The Verve reissue combines a trio session, a solo performance, a big band date, and a live gig with the MJQ minus Milt Jackson. The big band charts, by Ernie Wilkins include Roy Haynes on drums.