Like Sonny
Like Sonny is a posthumous studio album combining two sessions from 1958 and 1960 with jazz musician John Coltrane. The six tracks from November 1958 had been released under Ray Draper's name as A Tuba Jazz on Jubilee Records.[1] The other tracks were recorded by the John Coltrane Quartet in Los Angeles with Billy Higgins on drums and had been released by Roulette in 1962.[2][3] Only the alternate take of "Exotica" had been unissued.[4]
| Like Sonny | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | November 1958 September 10, 1960 |
| Genre | Jazz, Hard bop |
| Label | Roulette ROU 1012 |
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna (reissue) |
Track listing
- "One and Four (a.k.a. Mr. Day)" (John Coltrane) — 7:27
- "Exotica (alternate take)" (John Coltrane) — 4:36
- "Exotica (master)" (John Coltrane) — 4:28
- "Like Sonny (a.k.a. Simple Like)" (John Coltrane) — 3:55
- "Essii's Dance" (Ray Draper) — 5:59
- "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) — 6:42
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) — 6:02
- "I Talk to the Trees" (Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe) — 6:10
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) — 6:53
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) — 4:44
- The tracks 1, 3 and 4 were issued by Roulette in 1962 as part of John Coltrane/Lee Morgan – The Best of Birdland, Vol. 1 (SR 52094) produced by Tony Reig. Track 2 had not been released.
Personnel
Tracks 1–4: John Coltrane Quartet, recorded September 10, 1960 at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Tracks 5-10: Ray Draper Quintet, recorded November 1958 in New York, NY
- Ray Draper — tuba
- John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
- Jon Mayer — piano
- Spanky DeBrest — bass
- Larry Ritchie — drums
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