In 1956
Sonny Rollins used the
Clifford Brown-
Max Roach Quintet (of which he was a member) as his sidemen for this Prestige set. The high points of this particularly strong hard bop set include "Valse Hot" (an early jazz waltz), a rapid rendition of "I Feel a Song Coming On" and
Rollins' classic "Pent-Up House." Trumpeter
Brown (heard on one of his final sessions) is in excellent form, as is the strong rhythm section and the young tenor-leader himself. This excellent music is also included as part of
Rollins' seven-CD box set for Prestige. [The 2007 edition is a
Rudy Van Gelder remastered version.] ~ Scott Yanow