I sometimes think this is my favorite jazz album of all time. Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Ray Bryant (piano), Tommy Bryant (bass) and Charlie Persip (drums).

This is NOT a record review! I'm away from my main music collection these days and I find myself missing this record more than any other. ("Kind Of Blue" and a home-made collection of Blossom Dearie performances are high on the list.) This is one of the classics I suspect most people here have heard of, and a good many own. What sets this record apart for me is the high spirits (-Diz's vocal on "Sonny Side" is classic), the inventiveness, the extended jamming, and the attention to groove. (Was there ever a better version of "After Hours" than this one?) The guys had fun, blew like mad, but kept the groove strong and the listener not only amazed but entertained. It's impossible to feel bad listening to this record!

What are your favorite jazz albums? Not necessarily the ones that top critics polls but the records you play most often, the ones you just wear out? This is one of mine.
Tunes: Sunny Side of the Street * The Eternal Triangle * After Hours * I Know That You Know*