On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette album) explained

On the Sunny Side is an album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette featuring tracks recorded in May 1957 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "An enjoyable and underrated release".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

1. "Blue Dots" - 7:54
2. "Circles" - 11:50
3. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 5:44
4. "Cool-Lypso" - 19:08
5. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
• Curtis Fuller - trombone (tracks 1–4)
• Sonny Red (tracks 1–4), John Jenkins (tracks 1 & 3–5) - alto saxophone
• Mal Waldron - piano
• Doug Watkins - bass
• Ed Thigpen - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7103 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 28, 2013