Sonny Rollins - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums - 3LP (LP)

A new 3-LP collection that explores Sonny Rollins’ output for Lester Koenig’s revered Los Angeles jazz label Craft.
Newly cut from the original analog tapes by Grammy-winning engineer (and former Contemporary Records studio employee) Bernie Grundman, the 20-track set presents two classic albums from the legendary saxophonist’s catalog: Way Out West (recorded in March 1957) and Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (October 1958). Adding additional context are six alternate takes, culled from both albums. Originally released in 1986 on the long-out-of-print compilation album Contemporary Alternate Takes, these tracks allow listeners to hear Rollins and his fellow musicians develop such iconic recordings as “Way Out West” and “Come, Gone.”
The 3-LP edition (pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI) includes an expanded booklet with new liner notes by the Grammy Award-winning music historian Ashley Kahn. Also included is a new interview with Rollins, conducted by Kahn in August 2021.
LP1 I’m An Old Cowhand / 2. Solitude / 3. Come Gone / 4. Wagon Wheels / 5. Ther Is No Greater Love/ 6. Way Out
West
LP2 1. I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Str / 2. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody / 3. How High The Moon / 4. You / 5.
I’ve Found A New Baby / 6. Alone Together / 7. In The Chapel In The Moonlight / 8. The Song Is You
LP3 1. I’m An Old Cowhand / 2. Come, Gone / 3. Way Out West / 4. The Song Is You / 5. You / 6. I’ve Found A New
Baby.