ニューヨークで生まれる。アメリカの作詞家。
ミュージカルや映画音楽の作詞をてがけ、Vernon Dukeとコンビを組んだのApril In Parisや、Harold Arlenとコンビを組んだIt's Only a Paper Moon、The Wizard of Oz (オズの魔法使い)の中のOver the Rainbowは代表曲。なかでもOver the Rainbow1939年のアカデミー歌曲賞を受賞している。
Anita O'Day (vocals); Bill Holman (arranger, conductor); Charlie Kennedy, Joe Maini (alto saxophone); Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Al Porcini, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson (trumpet); Bob Edmonson, Lew McCreary, Frank Rosolino, Kenny Shroyer (trombone); Lou Levy (piano); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Joe Monddragon (bass); Mel Lewis (drums). Personnel: Anita O'Day (vocals); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Joe Maini, Charlie Kennedy (alto saxophone); Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson (trumpet); Frank Rosolino, Bob Edmondson, Lew McCreary (trombone); Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone); Lou Levy (piano); Mel Lewis (drums).
1. That Old Feeling
2. Boogie Blues
3. Angel Eyes
4. Fly Me to the Moon
5. When the World Was Young
6. Ten Cents a Dance
7. Easy Come, Easy Go
8. No Soap, No Hope Blues
9. Just in Time 10. Old Devil Moon
11. Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
12. Them There Eyes
13. If the Moon Turns Green
14. Johnny One Note
15. Waiter, Make Mine Blues
16. What Is This Thing Called Love?
全16曲
Night at the Village Vanguard [CD, Original Recording Remastered, Import, From US, Live]
ソニー・ロリンズ | 形式: CD
ディスク:1
1. A Night In Tunisia (Afternoon) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
2. I've Got You Under My Skin (Afternoon) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
3. A Night In Tunisia (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
4. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
5. Four (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
6. Introduction (#1) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
7. Woody 'N You (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
8. Introduction (#2) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition) 9. Old Devil Moon (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
ディスク:2
1. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
2. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
3. Sonnymoon For Two (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
4. I Can't Get Started (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
5. I'll Remember April (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
6. Get Happy (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
7. Striver's Row (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
8. All The Things You Are (Evening) (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
9. Get Happy (Live) (1999 Digital Remaster) (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
Personnel:
Sonny Rollins (tenor sax),
Wilbur Ware (bass),
Elvin Jones (drums)
ここでのロリンズは、ライヴということもあって自由奔放なソロを繰り広げる。そして、ロリンズを燃え上がらせるエルヴィンの攻めのドラミングも凄まじい。両者が火花を散らす< 12 >「Sonnymoon for Two」などは、手に汗握るスリリングな瞬間だ。同じ曲でも、昼と夜ではまったく演奏内容が違う。ジャズは即興が命といわれるが、ロリンズはそれを見事に実践している。まさしく歴史的名盤だ。なお、すべて同じ日の演奏なのに2種類のリズム隊が参加しているのは、昼のステージはドナルド・ベイリー&ピート・ラロッカ組、夜はウィルバー・ウェア&エルヴィン・ジョーンズ組が共演したからである。(市川正二)
1. What A Difference a Day Made
2. These Are The Days
3. Singing In The Rain
4. Twentysomething
5. But For Now 6. Old Devil Moon
7. I Could Have Danced All Night
8. Blame It On My Youth
9. I Get A Kick Out Of You
10. All At Sea
11. Wind Cries Mary
12. Lover, You Should Have Come Over
13. It's About Time
14. Next Year Baby
15. Everlasting Love (from Bridget Jones 2) (Bonus Track)
16. Frontin' (Bonus Track)
17. Can't We Be Friends (Bonus Track)
18. High & Dry (Bonus Track)
収録曲
8-1 All through the night
8- 2 April showers
8- 3 Baltimore oriole
8- 4 Bye bye blues
8-5 Careless love
8- 6 Don't fence me in
8- 7 Don't take your love from me
8- 8 Everything must change
8- 9 For me and my gal
8- 10 For once in my life
8- 11 Frankee and Johnny
8- 12 Groovin' high
8- 13 High society
8- 14 I know that you know
8- 15 I loves you Porgy
8- 16 In the mood
8- 17 Lazy river
8- 18 Louise
8 -19 Lover, come back to me
8- 20 Memories of you
8- 21 Moonlight serenade 8- 22 Old devil moon
8- 23 Out of this world
8- 24 Paper doll
8- 25 Red roses for a blue lady
8- 26 Sleepin' bee
8- 27 Solitude
8- 28 Someone to watch over me
8- 29 St. Louis blues
8- 30 Stompin' at the Savoy
8- 31 Swanee
8- 32 Take five
8-33 That old feeling
8- 34 They didn't believe me
8- 35 This could be the start of something big
8- 36 When the Saint go marching in
8- 37 Who's sorry now
8- 38 Will you still be mine
8- 39 Work song
8- 40 Yes sir, that's my baby