Saxophone Colossus (St. Thomas)
Context
"St. Thomas" is a Sonny Rollins composition, the first track of the album recorded on June 22, 1956, at the Van Gelder studios (Hackensack) with Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins and Max Roach. Rollins was then a member of the Clifford Brown and Max Roach quintet. Released by Prestige, the album was selected in 2016 for the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Hard bop: Blues, spirituals, work songs, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).