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Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders is a 1959 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, recorded for the Contemporary label, featuring performances by Rollins with Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, and Shelly Manne with Victor Feldman added on one track.

Track listing:
“I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:28
“Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” (Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young) – 4:55
“How High the Moon” (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 7:45
“You” (Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson) – 4:16
“I’ve Found a New Baby” (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) – 3:40
“I’ve Found a New Baby” [alternate take] (Palmer, Williams) – 4:25 bonus track on compact disc reissue
“Alone Together” (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:01
“In the Chapel in the Moonlight” (Billy Hill) – 6:41
“The Song Is You” (Hammerstein, Kern) – 5:44
“The Song Is You” [alternate take] (Hammerstein, Kern) – 6:11 bonus track on compact disc reissue

Personnel:
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Hampton Hawes – piano except track 3
Barney Kessel – guitar
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Shelly Manne – drums except tracks 3 & 8
Victor Feldman – vibes on track 4

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Released: August 1959
Recorded: October 20, 21 & 22, 1958
Studio: Contemporary Studio, Los Angeles, California
Length: 59:33
Label: Contemporary
Producer: Lester Koenig