Sonny Side Up

This article is about the 1959 album by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. For the 1960 album by Sonny Stitt, see Sonny Side Up (Roost album).

Sonny Side Up
Studio album by
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins
ReleasedJanuary 1959
RecordedDecember 19, 1957
StudioNola, NYC
GenreJazz, bebop, hard bop
Length37:42
LabelVerve
MG V-8262
ProducerNorman Granz
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Duets
(1959) 		Sonny Side Up
(1959) 		The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
(1959)
Sonny Rollins chronology
Freedom Suite
(1958) 		Sonny Side Up
(1959) 		Newk's Time
(1959)
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio
(1959) 		Sonny Side Up
(1959) 		The Hard Swing
(1959)
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Sonny Side Up is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and the tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins, recorded in December 1957 in New York City. It was released in 1959 on producer Norman Granz's newly launched Verve label. Pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip form the rhythm section.

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