Moving Out (album)

Moving Out is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his second for the Prestige label, featuring performances by Rollins with Kenny Dorham, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath, and Art Blakey), and one track with Thelonious Monk, Tommy Potter, and Art Taylor.^[1] It was released in 1954 as PRLP 7058.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos describes the lineup as "one of the more potent combos of 1954".^[2] Author and musician Peter Niklas Wilson called it "simply a typical blowing session, in which virtuoso up-tempo playing and a wealth of invention in a well-known framework count for more than structural innovation".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated

Side one

1. "Moving Out" - 4:31
2. "Swingin' for Bumsy" - 5:48
3. "Silk 'n' Satin" - 4:03

Side two

1. "Solid" - 6:27
2. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 10:48

Recorded on August 18, 1954 (first four tracks), and October 25 ("More Than You Know")

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Kenny Dorham – trumpet
• Elmo Hope – piano
• Percy Heath – bass
• Art Blakey – drums
• Thelonious Monk – piano on "More Than You Know"
• Tommy Potter – bass on "More Than You Know"
• Art Taylor – drums on "More Than You Know"

References