The Prestige Albums 1953-57

This set comprises the tracks from eight original 10” and 12” albums on the Prestige label - “The Sonny Rollins Quartet”, “Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet”, “Sonny Rollins Quintet feat. Kenny Dorham”, “Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk”, “Work Time”, “Sonny Rollins & Clifford Brown Plus Four”, “Tenor Madness” and “Saxophone Colossus”. They feature Sonny mainly in quartet and quintet formats with a significant cohort of major names - Kenny Drew, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Roy Haynes, Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Thelonious Monk, Ray Bryant, Clifford Brown, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Max Roach, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones, Tommy Flanagan and others. It’s a fascinating and entertaining snapshot of an important time in his career.