Sonny Side Up

This article is about the 1957 album by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. For the 1960 album by Sonny Stitt, see Sonny Side Up (Roost album).

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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 the following year on producer Norman Granz' just launched Verve label.

Pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provide the rhythm section.

Track listing

1. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 5:43
2. "The Eternal Triangle" (Stitt) - 14:10
3. "After Hours" (Avery Parrish) - 12:21
4. "I Know That You Know" (Vincent Youmans) - 5:28

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, vocal (track 1)
• Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone
• Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Tommy Bryant - double bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

Additional personnel

• Burt Goldblatt - cover photography
• Nat Hentoff – liner notes