On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette album)

On the Sunny Side
Studio album by Paul Quinichette
Released	1957
Recorded	May 10, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:00 CD reissue with bonus track
Label	Prestige PR 7103
Producer	Bob Weinstock
Paul Quinichette chronology
The Kid From Denver (1957) On the Sunny Side (1957) Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (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.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 28, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 28, 2013
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1188. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.