Way Out West is a 1957 album by Sonny Rollins with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Shelly Manne, neither of whom had played or recorded with Rollins before. The music employs a technique called strolling, used here by Rollins for the first time, in which he would solo over only bass and drums with no pianist playing chords. The recent reissue of the CD has additional takes of three of the songs, including the title track. These additional takes are all about twice as long, containing much longer solos from all three of the members of the band.

Track Listing

• I'm An Old Cowhand
• Wagon Wheels
• Solitude
• There Is No Greater Love
• Come, Gone
• Way Out West

Additional Details

Label: Wax Time

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 40 mins

Release Date: 01/01/14

UPC: 8436028696949