Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	October 1957[1]
Recorded	April 14, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Hard bop
Length	40:52
Label	Blue Note BLP 1558
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Rollins chronology
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Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recording on April 14, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year.^[2]

Background

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Recording

It is noted for the appearance of pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver, both playing on the Monk composition "Misterioso". Monk also plays on his composition "Reflections", while Silver handles the piano duties on all the other tracks.^{[citation needed]}

Release history

It was reissued in 1999 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder series, remastering done by the audio engineer, also present on the original recording sessions.

Legacy

British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson paid homage to the album when he mimicked the sleeve for his 1984 album Body and Soul.^[6]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Why Don't I?" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:44
2. "Wail March" (Rollins) – 6:11
3. "Misterioso" (Thelonious Monk, Denzil Best) – 9:24

Side 2

1. "Reflections" (Monk) – 7:03
2. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) – 6:24
3. "Poor Butterfly" (Raymond Hubbell, John Golden) – 6:06

Personnel

Musicians

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Jay Jay Johnson – trombone (except "Reflections"^{[citation needed]})
• Horace Silver (except "Reflections"^{[citation needed]}), Thelonious Monk ("Misterioso", "Reflections"^{[citation needed]}) – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Harold Feinstein – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Robert Levin – liner notes