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Newk's Time is an album by Sonny Rollins. It was his third album for Blue Note Records, recorded in 1957 and released in 1959. The title of the album is a reference to Rollins' nickname "Newk", which is apparently based on his resemblance to Don Newcombe, a pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.[6] "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).

Newk's Time
Studio album by Sonny Rollins
Released	Mid-March 1959[1]
Recorded	September 22, 1957 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Bop Hard bop
Length	34:14
Label	Blue Note BST 84001
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sonny Rollins chronology
Sonny Side Up (1959) Newk's Time (1959) Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Rollins' version of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top", from the musical Oklahoma!, takes the form of exchanges between the drums of Philly Joe Jones and the saxophonist.

Track listing

1. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:44
2. "Asiatic Raes" [also known as "Lotus Blossom"] (Kenny Dorham) – 5:57
3. "Wonderful! Wonderful!" (Sherman Edwards-Ben Raleigh) – 5:59
4. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:32
5. "Blues for Philly Joe" (Sonny Rollins) – 6:44
6. "Namely You" (Gene de Paul-Johnny Mercer) – 3:18

Personnel

• Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly – piano (1-3, 5-6)
• Doug Watkins – bass (1-3, 5-6)
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

Additional personnel

• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Photography [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff

References

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