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Sonny Side Up [Original recording remastered]

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny RollinsAudio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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listen  1. On The Sunny Side Of The StreetDizzy Gillespie 5:41$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. The Eternal TriangleDizzy Gillespie14:11Album Only
listen  3. After HoursDizzy Gillespie12:20Album Only
listen  4. I Know That You KnowSonny Rollins 5:27$0.99 Buy Track


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  • Audio CD (July 29, 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Polygram Records
  • ASIN: B0000047CZ
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 

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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to expectations, May 2, 2000
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Tyler Smith (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonny Side Up (Audio CD)
I approach "all-star" recordings cautiously because they don't always live up to their billing. Sometimes the talent is there but the chemistry isn't, sort of like a basketball team that looks great on paper but comes up short in execution. Happily that isn't the case with "Sonny Side Up." There's plenty of room for Rollins, Stitt and Gillespie to show off their individual chops, but they all work together for a satisfying group sound.

As soon as you hear "Sunny Side of the Street," you know you're in for a good time. It's a great, joyful song that's enlivened by Dizzy's appealingly fractured vocal. "Eternal Triangle" is appropriately named as all three of these great improvisers fire up zesty solos made in hard bop heaven. The contrast of sounds between the tenors and Gillespie's darting trumpet is wonderful.

My favorite cut, however, is a definitive blues workout, "After Hours." It's a classic approach that allows the horns to play the set refrain together, and then bow out on a recurring vamp, leaving one soloist to take his turn blowing the blues. None of the three horns gets cheated. Pianist Ray Bryant enriches the mix, not only with a fine solo but with his perfect comping.

This is one of those releases that I've never gotten tired of. It's a classic from three of the premier practitioners of bop, each of whom help to bring out the best in one another. A must for any serious jazz collection.

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39 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential late fifties be-bop, June 12, 1998
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The trend toward hyperbole with these reviews is justified with an album like "Sonny Side Up". No bones about it, this CD is a smoker! This was one of my first albums that set the hook for 28 years of jazz enjoyment. With thousands of records in my collection now I still never tire of this one, a desert island pick for sure.

Diz, Newk and Stitt are at the pinnicle of their creative careers. Dizzy is like bubbling oiled fire. Rollins...raw, biting, searching. Stitt...smooth as butter, funny, fast. One of the two strokes of genius on this date...the pairing of these two tenor titans. Their styles are so totally different yet they compliment one another.

The other stroke of genius is the use of blues oriented jazz pianist Ray Bryant who adds a solid mood that anchors this session.

"On The Sunny Side Of The Street" opens the set at a business man's bounce. Stitt takes the first solo followed by Diz using a Harmon mute. Rollins jumps in with all fours and the out melody is sung by (who else) Dizzy embelishing the lyrics with "Dizzyisms".

A Stitt original "The Eternal Triangle" flys. Faster than my metronome (208). Stitt takes the first solo and is off. The ideas just gush out. His tone is so beautiful and his rhythm is right on the money. Dizzy and Rollins throw in shout riffs behind him to build the energy. Stitt's solo ends when Rollins busts through the door and they begin trading "fours". As Joe Bob Briggs might say..."then they got pissed". Each tries to outdo the other and succeeds, the result is an exremely exciting and climactic romp through this tune. After they trade "eights" Dizzy tepidly enters on unmuted horn and cools things down before launching into one of the most inspired solos of his life. He squeezes out screeching high notes, half valves it, jerks the rhythm and finally ends by trading fours with drummer Chas Persip ending the head with a blazing tag.

Ray Bryant has made the Avery Paris! h tune "After Hours" his own with this recording. The Bryant touch is so blue it profounly affects the horn soloists. Each tune shows Dizzy's musical stamp with small ensemble riffs sometimes launching a soloist. This tune is no exception. A classic.

Another workout for bassist Tommy Bryant is "I Know That You Know". Sonny Rollons "stop time" solo on this showcases his ability to hear the chords and rhythm in his head and jettison the band for several choruses.

This is a good CD to turn a novice on to jazz or perk up some jazz die hard. It doesn't get any better than this! A ten on the groove-o-meter.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of THE GREATEST bebop albums of all time, August 16, 2001
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Stitt, Dizz, and Rollins combine perfectly while still showing off their individual talents. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" is a sweet, laid back tune that immediately lets you know that you're listening to a classic. "Eternal Triangle" is a fast-pace battle of the masters between Stitt and Rollins. According to the booklet, Dizz told Rollins and Stitt each separatley that the other one was "loaded for bear" on "Eternal Triangle". It shows in the song; the two tenors trade fours and then eights and have an all-out war! Dizzy's punctuating trumpet completely balances the saxophones, and the rhythm section sets a steady groove for the brass to improvise on. If you are at all interested in jazz, I suggest you buy this cd NOW!
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