Sonny Rollins Way Out West (Verve Acoustic Sounds Series) Vinyl LP 2024

1. I'm an Old Cowhand
2. Solitude
3. Come, Gone
4. Wagon Wheels
5. There Is No Greater Love
6. Way Out West

A classic of the genre, 'Way Out West' was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins' first album for west coast label Contemporary Records when released in 1957. The first album to employ the 'strolling' technique, Rollins was backed by Ray Brown (bass) and Shelly Manne (drums). This edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket.