One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure, Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analyses and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry. Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the Fifties, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise.

Tracklist

A1 St. Thomas 6:45
A2 You Don't Know What Love Is 6:28
A3 Strode Rode 5:13
B1 Moritat 10:04
B2 Blue 7 11:17