Only the Blues

Only the Blues
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1958
Recorded	October 11, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	75:03
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (1957) Only the Blues (1958) Sonny Side Up (1957)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Only the Blues is a 1958 album by Sonny Stitt, accompanied by Roy Eldridge and Oscar Peterson. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "The String (The Eternal Triangle)" (Sonny Stitt) – 10:01
2. "Cleveland Blues" (Stitt) – 12:02
3. "B.W. Blues (Boogie Woogie Blues)" (Stitt) – 11:35
4. "Blues for Bags" (Stitt) – 10:39

   Studio outtakes included on the CD reissue:

5. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:31
6. "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 3:54
7. "I Know That You Know" (Anne Caldwell, Vincent Youmans) – 4:39
8. "I Know That You Know" (False Start) – 4:55
9. "I Know That You Know" – 4:47
10. "I Know That You Know" (Coda Rehearsal) – 3:19
11. "I Know That You Know" (Composite Master Take) – 4:43

A subsequent Fresh Sound CD issue gives tracks 5 and 6 plus I Know That You Know with only 1 alternate take.

Personnel

Performance

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Oscar Peterson – piano
• Ray Brown – double bass
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Stan Levey - drums

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Only the Blues at AllMusic