Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series continues in 2025!

Mastered AAA by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes

180-gram LP pressed at RTI

Tip-on jacket

Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds

Continuing Craft Recordings’ celebration of seminal jazz artists from Contemporary Records

Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders was originally released in 1959 by west coast jazz label Contemporary Records. Rollins is backed by a who’s who of the labels players, including Hampton Hawes (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Leroy Vinnegar (bass) and Shelly Manne (drums). This edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Contemporary Records Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed at RTI on 180-gram vinyl, and presented in a tip-on jacket.

Format : Vinyl Record

1 Lp