SONNY ROLLINS "Worktime" NM Japan 1st Press Orig. Top condition!

ROLLINS, SONNY: “Worktime” (Prestige Records/ Nippon Victor – SMJ-7095)

Record: Near Mint

Flip Back Jacket: Near Mint

Rare Japan 1^st press original in TOP Condition!

After Sonny Rollins left seclusion in Chicago to replace Harold Land in the Clifford Brown/Max Roach quintet in 1954, this 1955 release marked his first album as a leader following his earlier sabbatical. Max Roach is featured as the drummer on the recording. Rollins begins the session with "There's No Business Like Show Business," taking his initial chorus accompanied only by bassist George Morrow before the drums join in. He performs double-time passages prior to Roach’s solo. On "Raincheck," a selection from the Billy Strayhorn catalog, Rollins and Roach exchange fours. On "There Are Such Things," Rollins' performance combines a tenor saxophone tone with a bebop approach. Pianist Ray Bryant contributes throughout the record. Top shape 1^st press original