Staying on the Watch
Staying on the Watch is the debut album by jazz musician Sonny Simmons. It was released as ESP-1030 on the ESP-Disk label in 1966. The cover photo used is a reverse negative, displaying Simmons playing left handed against the NYC skyline.[1] Colin Larkin, writing in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz considers it "a masterpiece of new jazz".[2]
| Staying on the Watch | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 30, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:01 | |||
| Label | ESP-Disk Cat # 1030 | |||
| Producer | Bernard Stollman | |||
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Track listing
- All compositions by Sonny Simmons
- "Metamorphosis" - 11:38
- "A Distant Voice" - 7:23
- "City of David" - 15:03
- "Interplanetary Travelers" - 9:20
Personnel
- Sonny Simmons - alto saxophone
- Barbara Donald - trumpet
- John Hicks - piano
- Teddy Smith - bass
- Marvin Patillo - drums
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References
- Sonny Simmons sessionography accessed December 28, 2012
- Larkin, Colin (1999) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 782 at Google Books. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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