| Newk's Time | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Sonny Rollins |
| Cover: | Newk's Time.jpeg |
| Released: | Mid-March 1959[1] |
| Recorded: | September 22, 1957 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Length: | 34:14 |
| Label: | Blue Note BLP 4001 |
| Producer: | Alfred Lion |
| Prev Title: | Sonny Side Up |
| Prev Year: | 1959 |
| Next Title: | Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
Newk's Time is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded on September 22, 1957 and released on Blue Note in 1959—his third album for the label.
The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on September 22, 1957.[2] Five of the six tracks are played by the quartet of Rollins, Wynton Kelly (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Philly Joe Jones (drums). Only Rollins and Jones play on "Surrey with the Fringe on Top".
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).
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.[3] "Namely You" was taken from the Broadway show Li'l Abner.