Our Man in Jazz

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Our Man in Jazz is a 1962 live avant-garde jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded with Don Cherry and noted for its extended, exploratory improvisations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avant-garde jazz album
live album
artist Sonny Rollins
chronologyPosition follows the album The Bridge
precedes the album Sonny Meets Hawk!
collaborator Billy Higgins
Bob Cranshaw
Don Cherry
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception considered an important document of early 1960s avant-garde jazz
praised for adventurous improvisation
featuresInstrument cornet
double bass
drums
tenor saxophone
genre avant-garde jazz
post-bop
hasCoverArtSubject Sonny Rollins
hasType live club recording
label RCA Victor
language instrumental
length approximately 53 minutes
mainImproviser Sonny Rollins
notableFeature exploratory improvisations
extended improvisations
long track durations
originalFormat LP record
originalReleaseLabelNumber RCA LPM-2612
linked to: RCA
performer Billy Higgins
Bob Cranshaw
Don Cherry
Sonny Rollins
producer Bob Prince
linked to: Robert Prince

George Avakian
recordedAt The Village Gate
recordedInCity New York City
recordingDate 1962-07
reissueFormat compact disc
releaseDate 1962
style highly experimental for Sonny Rollins
track Dearly Beloved
Doxy
I Could Write a Book
Oleo
You Are My Lucky Star

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Sonny Rollins notableWork Our Man in Jazz