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Dizzy Meets Sonny
| Recorded | Jan 12, 1956 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 319034 |
The record
A brisk 1956 summit of bebop's inner circle, with Lewis's crisp harmonic sense and Percy Heath and Persip's supple pulse framing Gillespie and Stitt trading lines at full flight. Verve's all-star billing undersells it -- this is small-group bop played by musicians who helped invent the language.
Session personnel
- Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone
- Percy Heath — bass
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Skeeter Best — guitar
- John Lewis — piano
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1979 | Verve Records · VE-1-2533 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue earliest on file |
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| 1979 | Verve Records — MONO |
| — | World Record Club · R09395 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
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