Recorded in a single July 1956 session, this album captures Rollins in a quartet setting, interpreting the compositions of Charlie Parker. It showcases Rollins’s unique improvisational style applied to the bebop canon.
- The album was recorded on July 1, 1957, but the sessions that comprised it took place on July 15 and August 14, 1956.
- Rollins Plays for Bird features a quartet including pianist Randy Weston, bassist Vic Sproles, and drummer Pete La Roca.
- This album was originally released on the Period Records label.
Sonny Rollins is a legendary tenor saxophonist from New York City, a central figure in hard bop and post-bop. By 1957, he was already a celebrated improviser, though still in his twenties, exploring new harmonic territory in his playing.
Tracklist
