Till There Was You (take 4)

~ Recording by Sonny Rollins

Annotation

Take 4 master take as on original album, has the saxophone solo and bass solo chorus starting at 2:49, with Rollins initially interacting more during the bass solo than on take 3. On take 3, the bass solo chorus starts at 2:46, with quite minimal playing by Rollins as Pettiford starts his solo.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-11 01:43 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Till There Was You (take 4)4:59Sonny RollinsFreedom SuiteSonny RollinsAlbum
  • US1991-07-01
1.4Till There Was You (take 4)5:01Sonny RollinsFreedom Suite (Keepnews Collection)Sonny RollinsAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)RCD-30507
2.9Till There Was You4:54Sonny RollinsSaxophone Colossus and MoreSonny RollinsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2010-02-23
PrimoPRMCD 6100
1.4Till There Was You (take 4)4:58Sonny RollinsFreedom SuiteSonny RollinsAlbum
Riverside (50s jazz label, now controlled by the Concord Music Group)

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-27)
engineer:Sam Morse (US recording engineer)
producer:Orrin Keepnews
double bass:Oscar Pettiford (on 1958-02-27)
tenor saxophone:Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1958-02-27)
recorded at:WOR Recording Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1958-02-27)
recording of:Till There Was You (The Music Man) (on 1958-02-27: instrumental)

Related works

Till There Was You (The Music Man)

lyricist and composer:Meredith Willson (in 1950)
publisher:Chappell Music Ltd.
Frank Music Corp.
Meredith Willson Music
Meredith Willson Music LLC
MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
MPL UK Publishing
Rinimer Corp.
later translated versions:Kunnes sut saan
Men så kom du
part of:The Music Man
is the basis for:Doch dann kamst du