Sonny Stitt

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Sonny Stitt Review

by Scott Yanow

Sonny Stitt recorded extensively throughout his career, so frequently that he often couldn't remember his sessions a year later. This informal session, cut in Chicago in 1958, is one that Stitt apparently forgot about, which is why the personnel (probably a local rhythm section that might include pianist Barry Harris) has never been definitively identified. Stitt, doubling on alto and tenor, plays some songs with unfamiliar titles, but all of the chord changes of the originals (half of them blues) are fairly basic. He is in above-average form, making this LP of interest for bebop collectors.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Propapagoon Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt	04:17	Spotify Amazon
2	This Is Always Mack Gordon / Harry Warren	Sonny Stitt	03:06	Spotify Amazon
3	Jack Spratt Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt	06:25	Amazon
4	Just You, Just Me Jesse Greer / Raymond Klages	Sonny Stitt	05:16	Amazon
5	Cool Blues Charlie Parker	Sonny Stitt	03:59	Spotify Amazon
6	Mr. Sun Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt	04:47	Amazon
7	Dancing on the Ceiling Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers	Sonny Stitt	04:43	Spotify Amazon
8	Everyone Does Sonny Stitt	Sonny Stitt	05:14	Spotify Amazon