''What's New?'' is an album by

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Sonny Rollins, his second for RCA Victor featuring performances by Rollins with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Ben Riley, Dennis Charles, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez and

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accessed October 2, 2009. The cover illustration was by Mike Ludlow.

Reception

The

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Track listing

:''All compositions by Sonny Rollins except as indicated'' # " If Ever I Would Leave You" ( Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 11:58 # "Jungoso" – 10:51 # "Bluesongo" – 4:41 # " The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (

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, Jerry Brainin) – 9:08 # "Brown Skin Girl" ( Norman Span) – 6:48 :*Recorded in New York City on April 5 (track 4), 25 (track 1), 26 (track 5) and May 14 (tracks 2 & 3), 1962 :The album was released in the UK (SF 7524 and RD 7524) and in Japan (SHP-5120) with an alternative opening track, "Don't Stop the Carnival", also a Rollins original. (In France and Germany both versions were available.)

Personnel

*Sonny Rollins –

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* Jim Hall –

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(tracks 1, 4 & 5) * Bob Cranshaw – bass * Ben Riley – drums (tracks 1, 4 & 5) *

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, Frank Charles, Willie Rodriguez –

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(tracks 1, 4 & 5) *

– percussion (tracks 2 & 3)

Re-issue

In 1978 RCA reissued this album under the title "Pure Gold Jazz" (ANL1-2809) with the same track listing. Otherwise ''What's New'' remained the title throughout its release history. In 1993 ''What's New'' was first released digitally mastered on CD, despite its short running time without any additional tracks. A year later BMG France reissued the album with both alternative opening tracks.French 1994 release of

References

{{Authority control 1962 albums RCA Victor albums Sonny Rollins albums albums produced by George Avakian