The product of a day's worth of recording at Nola Studios in 1957, this album is essentially the same as a much older release of the same on Verve, but the master tapes had been found and remastered into stereo along with the addition of a couple of tracks previously left off the album.
Presumably, these are the same sessions that spawned the Sonny Side Up album.
Here, Dizzy works separately with each of the Sonnys for a couple of tracks.
"Wheatleigh Hall" is something of a tour de force for both Rollins and Gillespie, and the "Con Alma" tracks are certainly worthwhile listens for a glimpse of Stitt's prowess.
Finally, the album ends with "Haute Mon'," a themeless blues in G minor.
Before that, however, is the addition of a newly discovered yet unlabeled track from the same sessions, which was belatedly titled "Anythin', Ha Ha" by Gillespie prior to the release of this album.
Overall, the highlights are many, and one would probably be better off with this album than the original release (in mono, no less).
On a related note, however, one would probably be better off with the Sonny Side Up album instead of this one (given only one choice), due to the simultaneous collaboration with both sax players (and for no other reason than the sheer beauty of "Eternal Triangle").
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheatleigh HallDizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 08:51 | 20 MB | 61 MB |
| 2 | Sumphin'Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 10:29 | 24 MB | 67 MB |
| 3 | Con AlmaDizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 09:11 | 21 MB | 56 MB |
| 4 | Con AlmaDizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 09:11 | 21 MB | 56 MB |
| 5 | Anythin'Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 11:32 | 26 MB | 74 MB |
| 6 | Haute Mon'Dizzy Gillespie | Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt | Play | 10:38 | 24 MB | 65 MB |
| 59 mins | 137 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 382 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Bryant | Guest Artist, Piano |
| 2 | Tommy Bryant | Bass |
| 3 | Dennis Drake | Remixing |
| 4 | Dizzy Gillespie | Composer, Performer, Primary Artist, Trumpet |
| 5 | Norman Granz | Producer |
| 6 | Ellie Hughes | Design |
| 7 | Tom Hughes | Design |
| 8 | Charlie Persip | Drums, Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 9 | Sonny Rollins | Performer, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 10 | Seth Rothstein | CD Preparation |
| 11 | Phil Schaap | Liner Notes, Tape Vault Research |
| 12 | Richard Seidel | CD Preparation |
| 13 | Sonny Stitt | Performer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |