★1956年6月22日於紐澤西著名的Rudy Van Gelder錄音室錄製，Prestige時期最佳專輯，五○年代最重要爵士經典珍盤之一。
★AMG爵士評鑑五星、企鵝爵士評鑑四星皇冠、滾石雜誌五星、Down Beat雜誌五星滿分推薦。
★充滿加勒比海熱情風格爵士大作，Sonny Rollins 傳世經典，處處可聞無限創意與精彩即興，爵士樂迷不能錯過的終極名盤。
薩克斯風手桑尼．羅林斯的專輯「薩克斯風巨人」，是爵士樂歷史上最重要，也是精彩的經典作品之一，在這張唱片，羅林斯在快速流暢的即興中，依然構築出無比優美的旋律線條，高超技巧與豐富情感的絕妙結合，確立了羅林斯一代薩克斯風大師的地位。在這張唱片裡，羅林斯以神采飛揚的薩克斯風演奏，表現出令人愉悅的豐富熱情。爵士樂迷耳熟能詳的名曲〈St. Thomas〉正是出自這張專輯，鼓手麥斯羅區充滿創意的節奏處理，羅林斯本人的精彩即興，讓這首充滿加勒比海風情的爵士樂曲，成為恆久流傳的經典。
曲目：
1. St. Thomas
2. You Don’t Know What Love Is
3. Strode Rode
4. Moritat
5. Blue 7
One of the pivotal recordings in bringing about the widespread acceptance of Sonny Rollins as a major figure, Saxophone Colossus inspired critics to write scholarly analysis and fans to revel in the hard-swinging invention, humor, and tender-strength balladry. Up to this album, while most musicians recognized Rollins as one of the new influential forces in the jazz of the Fifties, most critics were carping at Rollins or damning him with faint praise. "St. Thomas," a traditional West Indian melody which Mal Waldron remembered as "The Carnival," was recorded by many artists after Sonny introduced it here, and it remains a jazz standard today. The contributions of Tommy Flanagan's elegant swing, Doug Watkins' steady lift and Max Roach's most musical accompaniment and soloing (hear "Blue 7") make this a landmark album. Mastered by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray.
此專輯也有 20bit K2 美國原裝進口CD、SACD 可以選擇。
