Sonny Side Up
by Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / Sonny Rollins

Sonny Side Up by Dizzy Gillespie / Sonny Stitt / Sonny Rollins
Year: 1959
Overall rank: 8,889th   
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Award Top albums of 1959 (54th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (267th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,889th)

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Overall rank: 8,889th | 1950s rank: 267th | 1959 rank: 54th

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This disc is all kinds of fun. Dizzy brings in the two greatest tenors of his time, and they all swing hard. Gotta' love it.
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