- Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition on 180 gram LP !

- All-analog mastering from the original master tapes !

After Sonny Rollins first appeared on a Blue Note session as a member of Bud Powell's Modernists in 1949, the Saxophone Colossus began building his name as a bandleader with a run of albums for Prestige before returning to make his Blue Note debut as a leader in 1956. Volume 1 hit all the marks of a classic Rollins session with four hard-swinging originals that showcased the saxophonist's robust sound and seemingly limitless improvisational creativity with a top-shelf quintet featuring Donald Byrd on trumpet, Wynton Kelly on piano, Gene Ramey on bass, and Max Roach on drums. In true Rollins fashion, the album's centerpiece is a stunning ballad performance of an unexpected song choice : "How Are Things in Glocca Morra ?" from the Broadway show Finian's Rainbow.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is mono, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180 gram vinyl at Optimal.