On the Sunny Side of the Street

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins · 1957 · album Sonny Side Up

Context

Credited to Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields and premiered in 1930 in Lew Leslie's International Revue, the song is sometimes attributed to Fats Waller, who is said to have sold the rights. Dizzy Gillespie recorded it on December 19, 1957 for Verve with tenors Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins; the album Sonny Side Up, released in 1959, is described by AllMusic as one of the most exciting jam session records in the catalog.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.

By the same artist

• Wee (Allen's Alley) (1953)
• Manteca (1947)
• Cubana Be, Cubana Bop (1947)
• A Night in Tunisia (1946)
• Salt Peanuts (1945)
• Hot House (1945)

Sources

• EN: On the Sunny Side of the Street
• EN: Sonny Side Up

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