The first track on this album is a calypso-inspired piece adapted from a nursery rhyme the composer's mother sang to him during his childhood living in the title Virgin Island.
Immediately after the recording of this album, two of its personnel were forced to cancel a gig with Richie Powell and Clifford Brown, because they died in a car crash. In his influential article titled for this album's composer "and Thematic Improvisation," Gunther Schuller presents a bar-by-bar analysis of its last track. This album pays homage to trumpeter Freddie Webster, who died of a heroin overdose in the Strode Hotel, with its track "Strode Rode," which includes a duet between the bandleader and the bassist Doug Watkins. The second side of this album consists of an instrumental adaptation of "Mack the Knife" titled (*) "Moritat," followed by a track on which Max Roach drums a triplet rhythm figure.The first track on this album is a calypso-inspired piece adapted from a nursery rhyme the composer's mother sang to him during his childhood living in the title Virgin Island. For 10 points, name this album which includes "Blue Seven" and "St. Thomas," a hit for Sonny Rollins titled for his mastery of a woodwind instrument
Immediately after the recording of this album, two of its personnel were forced to cancel a gig with Richie Powell and Clifford Brown, because they died in a car crash.
Saxophone Colossus