Jazz Bums | Preview of Sonny Rollins - Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums

For our next presentation on the Vinyl Community Podcasts we bring you The Jazz Bums: Chris, Mike, and Felipe. In this episode the guys talk about the exciting news from Craft Recordings and the upcoming release: Sonny Rollins: Go West! The Contemporary Records Albums. Out March 17th, this set features the iconic saxophonist and his two studio albums for Lester Koenig’s Contemporary Records: Way Out West and And The Contemporary Leaders, and includes a third disc, Contemporary Alternate Takes rounding out the box set. Featuring remastered audio by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes, this 3LP set is on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI and includes an expanded booklet with new notes and interview by GRAMMY® Award-winning music historian Ashley Kahn, including a new 2021 interview with Sonny Rollins. Is this worth picking up at $125? Will the Jazz Bums be adding this release to their collections? Sit back and listen in to find out!