Saxophone Colossus β #5 in Top 10 Greatest Jazz Albums of All Time | Top10Grid
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Saxophone Colossus
Recorded in a single day on June 22, 1956, Sonny Rollins's Prestige Records landmark established the tenor saxophone as jazz's defining voice. St. Thomas, based on a Virgin Islands calypso, became one of the most covered standards in jazz history.
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