RCA Victor · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Vol 1: "The Bridge" / Vol 2: With Coleman Hawkins "Sonny Meets Hawk!"
| Recorded | Jan 30, 1962 & Jul 18, 1963 |
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| Label | RCA Victor |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1192766 |
The record
Rollins' return from his woodshedding sabbatical paired with a generation-spanning summit against the very tenor father who started it all, Coleman Hawkins -- restless, searching tenor conversations bridging swing-era authority and the new thing.
Session personnel
- Bob Cranshaw — bass
- Henry Grimes — bass
- Ben Riley — drums
- H. T. Saunders — drums
- Roy McCurdy — drums
- Jim Hall — guitar
- Paul Bley — piano
- Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| — | RCA · 741074/075 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo earliest on file · gatefold |
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| — | RCA Victor — STEREO |
| — | RCA Victor · 741074/075 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · gatefold |
| — | RCA Victor · 741074/075 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | RCA Victor · 741074/075 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
| — | RCA · 741 074/75 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Black Labels - Disco France Pressing · gatefold |
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