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The Sonny Rollins/Sonny Stitt Sessions
| Recorded | Dec 11-19, 1957 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 406757 |
The record
Verve stretches the same December sessions across a full set, tenor combat framed by Gillespie's puckish asides and the Bryant brothers' easy rhythm work. No decisive winner emerges, just choruses piling up in good humor.
Session personnel
- Tommy Bryant — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Ray Bryant — piano
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
- Sonny Stitt — tenor saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1976 | Verve Records · VE-2 2505 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1976 | Verve Records |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 2610 028 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1976 | Verve Records · VE-2 2505 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 2610 028 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1976 | Verve Records · 8T-2-2505 — 8-Track Cartridge |
| — | Verve Records · 2632 050 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| — | Verve Records · 2367 220 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · VE-2-2505 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation · gatefold |
Follow the players
Tommy Bryant also plays on
Charlie Persip also plays on
Ray Bryant also plays on