muzycy:
Sonny Rollins Trio:
Sonny Rollins: tenor saxophone
Henry Grimes: bass
Pete La Roca: drums

Horace Silver Quintet:
Horace Silver: piano
Blue Mitchell: trumpet
Junior Cook: tenor saxophone
Alvin Taylor: bass
Louis Hayes: drums

Editor's info:
This Swiss Radio Days album features two pre-eminent modern jazz exponents - tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins with his Trio (Henry Grimes on bass and Pete La Roca on drums) - and pianist Horace Silver with his Quintet (Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Alvin Taylor on bass and Louis Hayes on drums). These tracks embody the quintessence of small group modern jazz. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins was born in New York City on September 7th, 1930 and came into prominence when he won the Down Beat Critics' Poll as New Star in 1957. He was a
pioneer of the hard bop school of jazz. In the early 1970s he began a regular sequence of
tours in Europe. And, from 1973 onwards, he made frequent visits to Europe, playing at major
festivals and winning widespread acclaim. He also composed some memorable jazz themes,
including "Alfie's Theme" (from the film "Alfie"), "Sonnymoon For Two", "The Cutting Edge"
and a most notable version of the West Indian melody, "St. Thomas".
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 2nd 1928.
He studied saxophone in high school and played local gigs on saxophone and piano. Stan Getz
heard him on piano in 1950 and hired him to tour with the Getz quintet. In 1951, Silver moved
to New York City and, over the years, he worked and recorded with Art Blakey, Terry Gibbs,
Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Pettiford, Bill Harris, Lester Young, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Milt
Jackson, Art Farmer, Al Cohn, Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley - among many others.
A prolific composer, his originals include "Senor Blues", "Sister Sadie", "Filthy McNasty",
"Song For My Father", "Opus De Funk", "The Preacher" "Doodlin' ", "Home Cookin`" and
"Come On Home".
In 1954, Silver won the Down Beat New Star award in the magazine's Critics' Poll. He died in
September 1979.

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Editor's info:
This Swiss Radio Days album features two pre-eminent modern jazz exponents - tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins with his Trio (Henry Grimes on bass and Pete La Roca on drums) - and pianist Horace Silver with his Quintet (Blue Mitchell on trumpet, Junior Cook on tenor saxophone, Alvin Taylor on bass and Louis Hayes on drums). These tracks embody the quintessence of small group modern jazz. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins was born in New York City on September 7th, 1930 and came into prominence when he won the Down Beat Critics' Poll as New Star in 1957. He was a
pioneer of the hard bop school of jazz. In the early 1970s he began a regular sequence of
tours in Europe. And, from 1973 onwards, he made frequent visits to Europe, playing at major
festivals and winning widespread acclaim. He also composed some memorable jazz themes,
including "Alfie's Theme" (from the film "Alfie"), "Sonnymoon For Two", "The Cutting Edge"
and a most notable version of the West Indian melody, "St. Thomas".
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on September 2nd 1928.
He studied saxophone in high school and played local gigs on saxophone and piano. Stan Getz
heard him on piano in 1950 and hired him to tour with the Getz quintet. In 1951, Silver moved
to New York City and, over the years, he worked and recorded with Art Blakey, Terry Gibbs,
Coleman Hawkins, Oscar Pettiford, Bill Harris, Lester Young, Kenny Dorham, Miles Davis, Milt
Jackson, Art Farmer, Al Cohn, Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley - among many others.
A prolific composer, his originals include "Senor Blues", "Sister Sadie", "Filthy McNasty",
"Song For My Father", "Opus De Funk", "The Preacher" "Doodlin' ", "Home Cookin`" and
"Come On Home".
In 1954, Silver won the Down Beat New Star award in the magazine's Critics' Poll. He died in
September 1979.

ARTIST BACKGROUND.......
more