Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt – Duets (Vinyl LP | JAP Reissue | 1974)

Dizzy Gillespie With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt – Duets is a bebop album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded on December 11, 1957 at Nola Studios in New York under Norman Granz and released by Verve in March 1958 (MGV 8260). On side A Gillespie meets Sonny Rollins on tenor saxophone, on side B Sonny Stitt; the rhythm section of Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant and Charlie Persip plays throughout. All four pieces are Gillespie's and leave the soloists plenty of room. The same musicians also recorded the album Sonny Side Up in December 1957. This copy is a 1974 Japanese Verve reissue (MV 2522) without OBI.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Verve Records MV 2522
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: JAP reissue
• Country: Japan
• Year of this pressing: 1974 (original: 1958)
• Genre: Jazz, Bebop
• Note: no OBI

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Wheatleigh Hall (Dizzy Gillespie)
2. Sumphin' (Dizzy Gillespie)

Side B

1. Con Alma (Dizzy Gillespie)
2. Haute Mon' (Dizzy Gillespie)

Personnel

Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone; side A), Sonny Stitt (tenor saxophone; side B), Ray Bryant (piano), Tommy Bryant (bass), Charlie Persip (drums). Produced by Norman Granz.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
No. The original was released in the US by Verve in 1958. This copy is a 1974 Japanese reissue with catalogue number MV 2522, here without the OBI strip.

Is The Eternal Triangle on this record?
No. The Eternal Triangle is on the sister LP Sonny Side Up, recorded by the same musicians in December 1957. Duets contains Wheatleigh Hall, Sumphin', Con Alma and Haute Mon'.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) means the record is close to new with at most minimal signs of wear. VG+ (Very Good Plus) means the sleeve shows light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Dizzy Gillespie records?
Yes, for example Dizzy Gillespie – Birks Works, Dizzy Gillespie – Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac and, by Sonny Rollins, Sonny Rollins – Brass And Trio. More titles are in our Jazz collection.