{"product_id":"602458892857","title":"ROLLINS,SONNY – SONNY ROLLINS, VOL. 2 (MONO) (BLUE NOTE TONE POET SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 602458892857 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: BLUE NOTE RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: September 11, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180g Mono Vinyl LP!\u003cbr\u003eTone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series!\u003cbr\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from Original Analog Tapes!\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Music Matters' Joe Harley!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at RTI!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving first appeared on a Blue Note session as a member of Bud Powell's Modernists in 1949, Sonny Rollins returned to the label in 1956 to record a series of four tremendous leader dates in less than a year. Recorded in April 1957, the saxophonist's second album for Alfred Lion, \u003cem\u003eVol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, found him in esteemed company with \u003cstrong\u003eJ.J. Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e on trombone, \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e on piano, \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, and \u003cstrong\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums for a high-spirited bop date. The six-song set opens with two rollicking Rollins originals (\"Why Don't I?\" and \"Wail March\") and closes with interpretations of two popular songs (\"You Stepped Out of a Dream\" and \"Poor Butterfly\"). For the album's two centerpieces, pianist \u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e joins the festivities for memorable versions of his compositions \"Misterioso\" and \"Reflections.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was' admiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reissues presented by Music Matters. Was brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the \"Tone Poet,\" on board to curate and supervise a series of reissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) by Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology, Inc. Every aspect of these Tone Poet releases is done to the highest possible standard. It means that you will never find a superior version. This is IT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mono Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology, Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on gatefold jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSonny Rollins\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePaul Chambers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHorace Silver\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eJay Jay Johnson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrombone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide I:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Don't I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWail March\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisterioso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide II:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Stepped Out of a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor Butterfly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"BLUE NOTE RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44539142439011,"sku":"602458892857","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_507161e3-e532-4929-b5f5-d3a69020c60d.png?v=1788319619","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/602458892857","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}