Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
On The Sunny Side
| Recorded | May 10, 1957 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7103 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 386339 |
The record
Curtis Fuller's trombone and the alto pairing of John Jenkins and Sonny Red thicken the front line on this May 1957 Prestige blowing session. Mal Waldron's angular piano and the Watkins-Thigpen rhythm team give Quinichette's tenor a hard-bop era backdrop to work loose and easy.
Session personnel
- John Jenkins — alto saxophone
- Sonny Red — alto saxophone
- Doug Watkins — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Mal Waldron — piano
- Paul Quinichette — tenor saxophone
- Curtis Fuller — trombone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Prestige · PRLP 7103 — Vinyl, LP, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1983 | Prestige · 68.408 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1957 | Esquire · 32-057 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1979 | Prestige · SMJ-6615(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1979 | Prestige · SMJ-6615(M) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono |
| 1983 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-076-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1996 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 076-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
John Jenkins also plays on
Sonny Red also plays on
Doug Watkins also plays on