Duets

by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt

Duets cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1958
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:32
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A beautiful rendition of one of Dizzy Gillespie's most famous and enduring compositions. It's a perfect example of how the high-energy language of bebop could be applied to a context of profound beauty and romanticism.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, ensemble, melodic, virtuosic, dynamic

Tracklist

  1. Wheatleigh Hall (8:38)
  2. Sumphin' (9:38)
  3. Con Alma (9:54)
  4. Haute Mon' (8:22)

Credits

  • Dizzy Gillespie - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Sonny Rollins - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Stitt - primary artist, tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Bryant - bass
  • Charlie Persip - drums
  • Ray Bryant - piano
  • Norman Granz - supervised by

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