Newk's Time (album)

Newk's Time is an album by Sonny Rollins. It was his third album for Blue Note Records, recorded in 1957 and released in 1958. The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is apparently based on his resemblance to Donald Newcombe, a Major League Baseball pitcher who shared the same nickname. "Namely You" was taken from the Broadway show Li'l Abner. The release marked the beginning of Blue Note 4000 series: from this album on, the releases would be catalogued as "BLP 4..." (mono) and "BST 84..." (stereo).

Track listing

 * 1) "Tune Up" (Davis) - 5:44
 * 2) "Asiatic Raes"  - 5:57
 * 3) "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Edwards-Raleigh) - 5:59
 * 4) "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Rodgers-Hammerstein) - 6:32
 * 5) "Blues for Philly Joe" - 6:44
 * 6) "Namely You" (De Paul-Mercer) - 3:18

Personnel

 * Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
 * Wynton Kelly - piano
 * Doug Watkins - bass
 * Philly Joe Jones - drums

Additional personnel

 * Producer - Alfred Lion
 * Recorded By - Rudy Van Gelder
 * Photography [Cover Photo] - Francis Wolff