Peter Friedman

Glad you are back Larry !

Jim, your snide comment here seems to be ignoring that taste is a personal thing. What you consider an apex is not shared by all. While I did not have an opportunity to see Sonny Rollins live in the 50's, I did see his quartet with Don Cherry live, and also saw him live a number of times over a number of different decades. Once in Detroit, once in New York City, Once in Rochester New York, and once here in Tucson. While many (though not all) of those live performances were highly enjoyable for me, nonetheless my personal preference is for his early recordings.

Here is my list of Favorite Sonny Rollins records. As you can readily see, my preference is strongly for Rollins early period. 1. Saxophone Colossus - Prestige 2. Newk's Time - Blue Note 3. Vol.2 - Blue Note 4. Worktime - Prestige 5. Live at The Village Vanguard - Blue Note 6. Way Out West - Contemporary 7. Vol.1 - Blue Note 8. On Impulse - Impulse 9. The Sound of Sonny - Riverside 10. Alfi - Impulse 11. Sonny Boy - Prestige 12. Moving Out - Prestige

HutchFan, I just discovered that Mozart Piano Concerto recording for Collins. You said it all when you described Vasary's playing as "soulful and poetic". That comes through very very well on the 2 Mozart Piano Concertos on the Collins label