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Saxophone Colossus
The 589th greatest album of all time
Saxophone Colossus (1957) is a hard bop album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins that showcases his robust tone, melodic invention and extended improvisations. Backed by Tommy Flanagan on piano, Doug Watkins on bass and Max Roach on drums, Rollins blends bebop language, blues feeling and calypso-tinged melodies, most famously on "St. Thomas." The extended tune "Blue 7" is notable for its thematic development and conversational group interplay, and the record is widely regarded as a landmark in Rollins' career and in postwar jazz.
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