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Saxohone Colossus

By Sonny Rollins

Label: Prestige Records
Released: 1999

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Article: Album Review

Sonny Rollins: Saxohone Colossus

by Douglas Payne
November 1, 1999

In 1956, while still a member of the legendary Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, tenor titan Sonny Rollins (b. 1930) cut one of his most definitive albums. Imposingly titled Saxophone Colossus , it very quickly became a jazz classic and remains today one of a handful of absolutely essential jazz albums. As vast as Rollins's talents proved ...