Way Out West (Vinyl LP)

Sonny Rollins's 1957 Way Out West is one of the most influential Jazz LPs of all time. Hearing it was Courtney Pine's induction into jazz sax, and many others tell the same story.

It comes from a prolific period for Rollins, and features Ray Brown on bass and the west coast drummer Shelly Manne. The cover shot and some of the titles ('I'm an Old Cowhand,' 'Wagon Wheels') suggest a send-up, but Rollins has always loved conjuring rich narratives from camp material, and after the intro to 'Cowhand' he's off on one of his odysseys of seamless runs and biting accents over Brown's driving pulse.

He's luxuriously wayward on Duke Ellington's 'Solitude' and swaggeringly productive on the uptempo 'Come, Gone' - the album's standout episode, represented here in two takes.
Comes with original Contemporary artwork and Lester Koenig's absorbing original sleeve notes.

Condition
Media: Mint (M)
Sleeve: Mint (M)

Our Grading Standards
We grade all vinyl using the Goldmine standard:
Mint (M): Perfect, unplayed condition.
Near Mint (NM): Nearly perfect with minimal signs of handling.
Very Good Plus (VG+): Shows light signs of play but plays with minimal surface noise. The most common grade for collectable vinyl.
Very Good (VG): Noticeable marks and some surface noise, but still an enjoyable listen.
Good (G): Heavy wear — for collectors only.

All records are graded visually and by play. Media and sleeve are graded separately.

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We're a specialist vintage vinyl shop with roots in Peckham, London. From our Swedish store we ship across Europe and the EU. Every record in our collection is individually sourced, inspected, and graded. We stock soul, funk, jazz, reggae, punk, indie, psych and beyond — always original pressings, always honestly described.

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