Sax Symbol

back in stock. this budget-priced four-cd box set is a superb overview of the 1950s beginnings of the jazz saxophonist sonny rollins' six-decade career. from the lester young-like smoky tone and relaxed phrasing of his 1953 work with the modern jazz quartet, such as 'ina sentimental mood' and 'almost like being in love,' to his later more mature 1956 recordings, such as 'st. thomas' and 'you don't know what love is,' this collection reveals the genesis of rollins' remarkable musical journey.