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SONNY ROLLINS: Saxophone Colossus (Prestige Records;1956) . . . .Location: At the highest point of the Williamsburg Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn, south side. . ."Saxophone Colossus is a studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. It was recorded on June 22, 1956, with producers Bob Weinstock and Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey. Rollins led a quartet on the album that included pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Max Roach" (Wiki). (photographer unknown; design: Tom Hannan)(location research by Bill Jobson).

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