Our Man in Jazz


Our Man in Jazz is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, released by RCA Victor featuring July 1962 performances by Rollins with Don [Cherry (jazz)|Don Cherry], Bob Cranshaw, and Billy Higgins. These performances have been described as contrasting from Rollins' previous style by moving to "very long free-form fancies, swaggering and impetuous".
The CD reissue supplements the original LP's three tracks with three tracks recorded in February of the following year, with Henry Grimes replacing Cranshaw on bass. These recordings originally appeared on 3 in Jazz.

Track listing

  1. "Oleo" – 25:26
  2. "Dearly Beloved" – 8:17
  3. "Doxy" – 15:17
  4. "You Are My Lucky Star" – 3:46 Bonus track on CD rerelease
  5. "I Could Write a Book" – 3:16 Bonus track on CD rerelease
  6. "There Will Never Be Another You" – 5:43 Bonus track on CD rerelease

Personnel