Sonny Side Up (1957) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie/Sonny Stitt/Sonny Rollins

Dizzy Gillespie brings together tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins for four extended cuts, and in the process comes up with one of the most exciting "jam session" records in the jazz catalog. While the rhythm section of pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provides solid rhythmic support, Stitt and ...

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Ken Burns Jazz (2000) more music like this

by Dizzy Gillespie

It's impossible to grasp the complete scope of trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and showman Dizzy Gillespie's influence on jazz. However, this companion release to Ken Burns' PBS documentary Jazz is an admirable attempt, providing a brief glimpse of Dizzy's pioneering bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz brilliance on a single 16-track disc. The disc ...

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Amani A.W. Murray (1990) more music like this

by Amani A.W. Murray

Amani A. W. Murray was a promising teenaged alto saxophonist when he was featured on one selection in the GRP compilation Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown!, so someone at the label decided to record the young man, as a leader no less, with some veteran musicians (including both Clark Terry and Sir Roland Hanna and rising stars who were a bit older ...

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Alone Together (1991) more music like this

by Tough Young Tenors

This is a first-rate blowing session spotlighting several rising stars. Ron Wynn, All Music Guide

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Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve at 50 (1994) more music like this

by Various Artists

Verve Records celebrated the 50th anniversary of Norman Granz's first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert with an all-star get-together at Carnegie Hall. Different groups of top players from Verve's legacy (both past and present) had opportunities to perform, and this CD has many of the highlights. Pianist Peter Delano plays "Tangerine" with a trio; ...

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The Champ (1973) more music like this

by Sonny Stitt

Sonny Stitt was in great form in the early '70s. The rhythm section on this release (which has been reissued on CD) is excellent: pianist Duke Jordan, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Roy Brooks. The problem is that trumpeter Joe Newman is not quite up to par and Stitt constantly cuts his own solos short to make room for Newman...There are some good ...

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Harcology (1992) more music like this

by Greg Gisbert

Trumpeter Greg Gisbert, an excellent hard bop trumpeter, manages to hold his own with the brilliant tenor saxophonist Chris Potter (whose tone was already becoming luxurious in 1992) and the powerhouse pianist John Campbell on this swinging and fairly advanced date. With stimulating support provided by bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Gregory ...

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Stablemates (1995) more music like this

by Eric Alexander & Lin Halliday

This is an old-fashioned two-tenor blowing date that matches together the relatively young Eric Alexander and the veteran Lin Halliday. As with the best tenor battles, the two co-stars show plenty of fire and intensity and consistently battle to a tie, with the audience being the real winner. With fine support given by pianist Jodie Christian, ...

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Equilateral (1988) more music like this

by Bill Pierce

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