On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette album)
{{Infobox album
| name = On the Sunny Side
| type = Studio
| artist = Paul Quinichette
| cover = On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = May 10, 1957
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 52:00 CD reissue with bonus track
| label = Prestige
PR 7103
| producer = Bob Weinstock
| chronology = Paul Quinichette
| prev_title = The Kid From Denver
| prev_year = 1957
| next_title = Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette
| next_year = 1957
}}
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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7103 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 28, 2013
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1188}}
}}
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it, "An enjoyable and underrated release".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/on-the-sunny-side-mw0000610963 Allmusic Review] accessed May 28, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated
- "Blue Dots" - 7:54
- "Circles" - 11:50
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 5:44
- "Cool-Lypso" - 19:08
- "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
References
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Category:Albums produced by Bob Weinstock
Category:Paul Quinichette albums
Category:Prestige Records albums