| Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1957[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 14, 1957 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Sonny Rollins chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded on April 14, 1957, and released on Blue Note Records later that year.[5]
Recording
It is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the Monk composition "Misterioso". Monk also plays on his composition "Reflections", while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.[6]
Reissue
It was reissued in 1999 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder series, remastering done by the audio engineer, also present on the original recording sessions.
Legacy
British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson paid homage to the album when he mimicked the sleeve for his 1984 album Body and Soul.[7]
Track listing
Side one
- "Why Don't I?" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:44
- "Wail March" (Rollins) – 6:11
- "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24
Side two
- "Reflections" (Monk) – 7:03
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:24
- "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06
Personnel
Musicians
- Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
- Jay Jay Johnson – trombone (except "Reflections")
- Horace Silver (except "Reflections"), Thelonious Monk ("Misterioso", "Reflections") – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
Technical personnel
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Harold Feinstein – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Robert Levin – liner notes
References
- "Billboard". October 28, 1957.
- "AllMusic review". Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1233. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 171. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Palmer, Richard (January 1, 2004). Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edge. A&C Black. ISBN 9780826469168 – via Google Books.
- Kelley, Robin D. G. (2009). Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. Free Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-684-83190-9.
- Magidsohn, Jon (January 15, 2015). "Joe Jackson got to me, Body and Soul". The Guardian. Retrieved November 21, 2017.