Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins Plays
Leonard Feather presents Sonny Rollins Quintet & Thad Jones And His Ensemble
Sonny Rollins Quintet only plays on tracks 1-3
(Recorded at Belton Studios, New York City, NY; November 4, 1957)
Sonny Rollins Quintet: Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone; Jimmy Cleveland - trombone; Gil Coggins - piano; Wendell Marshall - bass; Kenny Dennis - drums
Thad Jones leads a quintet and sextet on tracks 4-6
(Recorded at Esoteric Sound Studios, New York City, NY; December 24, 1956 and January 6, 1957)
Thad Jones And His Ensemble: Thad Jones - trumpet (4-6); Frank Foster - tenor saxophone (4-5); Frank Wess - tenor saxophone (6); Henry Coker - trombone (6); Jimmy Jones - piano (4-5); Tommy Flanagan - piano (6); Doug Watkins - bass (4-5); Eddie Jones - bass (6); Jo Jones - drums (4-5); Elvin Jones - drums (6)