“Sonny Side Up” is a collaborative 1959 jazz LP by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt.
The Many Guises of Stan Getz
Before he gained international stardom with his early ‘60s bossa-nova recordings, tenor saxophonist Stan Getz made his bones by practicing with the greats in Scandinavia. Stints with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, Al Haig and Max Roach bolstered the young Getz’s reputation as a standout performer. He first gained recognition as […]
Jazz at Massey Hall – The Quintet
Perhaps the first “landmark” concert recording.
Grade: A
