Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings

2024 • Resonance Records

Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings is the first official release of the 'Saxophone Colossus' Sonny Rollins’ European tour in 1959 with bassist Henry Grimes, and drummers Pete La Roca, Kenny Clarke and Joe Harris. Available previously only as a bootleg release, this is the first official release in cooperation with Sonny Rollins and released as a 3-CD set. Freedom Weaver includes an elaborate booklet with rare photos by Ed van der Elsken, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Bob Parent and many others; lead liners by jazz scholar Bob Blumenthal, and new interviews with Rollins himself, Branford Marsalis, James Carter, Joe Lovano, James Brandon Lewis and Peter Brötzmann. Mastered by the legendary mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.

Track Listing

1. St. Thomas
2. There Will Never Be Another You
3. Stay As Sweet As You Are
4. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
5. How High The Moon
6. Oleo
7. Paul's Pal
8. Sonny Rollins Interview
9. It Don't Mean a Thing
10. Paul's Pal #2
11. Love Letters
12. I Remember You
13. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #2
14. It Could Happen to You
15. Oleo #2
16. Will You Still Be Mine
17. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #3
18. I Want to Be Happy
19. A Weaver of Dreams 04:07
20. It Don't Mean a Thing #2
21. Cocktails for Two
22. I've Told Ev'ry Little Star #4
23. I Want to Be Happy #2
24. Woody 'N' You
25. But Not For Me
26. Lady Bird

Personnel

Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone)
Henry Grimes (bass)
Pete La Roca, Kenny Clarke, Joe Harris (drums)