Way Out West

(Vinyl LP) Classic Sonny Rollins release from 1957 with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne in a trio format. This album offers an unequalled opportunity on record to hear Rollins' tenor almost isolated from any other instrument. It is exceptionally well recorded, there is no piano, Manne's drums never intrude, and Brown in many places plays an obbligato accompaniment. Tracks include I'm An Old Cowhand (From The Rio Grande) and Way Out West performed in extended improvisational workouts.