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A1 Tour De Force
Written-By – Gillespie*
11:39
A2 Dizzy Meets Sonny
Written-By – Gillespie*
7:59
Ballad Medley (7:10)
B1.a Old Folks
Written-By – Hill*, Robison*
B1.b What's New
Written-By – Haggart*, Burke*
B1.c How Deep Is The Ocean
Written-By – Irving Berlin
-
B2 Mean To Me
Written-By – Ahlert*, Turk*
6:30
B3 Blues For Bird
Written-By – Gillespie*, Stitt*
9:08

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt (tracks: A1 to B1.a, B2, B3)
  • Double Bass – Percy Heath
  • Drums – Charlie Persip
  • Guitar – Skeeter Best
  • Illustration – David Stone Martin
  • Piano – John Lewis
  • Supervised By – Norman Granz
  • Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie (tracks: A1, A2, B1.c to B3)

Notes

Recorded on January 12th, 1956 at Fine Sound, New York City.

Clef Records on plate, Norgran Records on sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A): MG-N-1076-A*
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B): MG-N-1076-B*

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
MG N-1076 The Modern Jazz Sextet The Modern Jazz Sextet ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Sil) Norgran Records MG N-1076 US 1956
MG N-1076 The Modern Jazz Sextet The Modern Jazz Sextet ‎(LP, Album, Mono) Norgran Records MG N-1076 US 1956
823 091-1 The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis , Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis , Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip - The Modern Jazz Sextet ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE) Verve Records 823 091-1 France Unknown
R09395 The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis , Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis , Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip - Dizzy Meets Sonny ‎(LP, Album) World Record Club R09395 Australia Unknown
G-429 Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis , The Modern Jazz Sextett*, Sonny Stitt Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis , The Modern Jazz Sextett*, Sonny Stitt - Cross Currents ‎(LP, Album, Mono) American Recording Society G-429 US 1957


The Modern Jazz Sextet Featuring Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis , Skeeter Best, Percy Heath & Charlie Persip - The Modern Jazz Sextet

Performer: The Modern Jazz Sextet

Album Title: The Modern Jazz Sextet

Genre: Jazz

Label: Clef Records ‎– MG N-1076, Norgran Records ‎– MG N-1076
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono
Country: Denmark
Date of released:
Category: Jazz
Style: Bop

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