Like Sonny

Like Sonny is a compilation album combining two sessions from 1958 and 1960 with jazz musician John Coltrane. The six tracks from November 1958 had been released under Ray Draper's name as A Tuba Jazz on Jubilee Records. The other tracks were recorded by the John Coltrane Quartet in Los Angeles with Billy Higgins on drums and had been released by Roulette in 1962. Only the alternate take of "Exotica" had been unissued.

Track listing

1. "One and Four (a.k.a. Mr. Day)" (John Coltrane) — 7:27
2. "Exotica (alternate take)" (John Coltrane) — 4:36
3. "Exotica (master)" (John Coltrane) — 4:28
4. "Like Sonny (a.k.a. Simple Like)" (John Coltrane) — 3:55
5. "Essii's Dance" (Ray Draper) — 5:59
6. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) — 6:42
7. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) — 6:02
8. "I Talk to the Trees" (Alan J. Lerner, Frederick Loewe) — 6:10
9. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) — 6:53
10. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) — 4:44

The tracks 1, 3 and 4 were issued by Roulette in 1962 as part of John Coltrane/Lee Morgan – The Best of Birdland, Vol. 1 (SR 52094) produced by Tony Reig. Track 2 had not been released.

Personnel

Tracks 1–4: John Coltrane Quartet, recorded September 10, 1960 at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• McCoy Tyner — piano
• Stephen Davis — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums

Tracks 5-10: Ray Draper Quintet, recorded November 1958 in New York, NY

• Ray Draper — tuba
• John Coltrane — tenor saxophone
• John Maher — piano
• Spanky DeBrest — bass
• Larry Ritchie — drums