St. Thomas (Stockholm, 1959)
Context
Live version recorded in March 1959 in Stockholm during Sonny Rollins's European tour (Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, France), in a trio without piano with Henry Grimes. These private recordings, collected in Live in Europe 1959, came shortly before his withdrawal and his solo practice sessions on the Williamsburg Bridge.
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).