| Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | July 16 & 17, 1962 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1395 | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegun | |||
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Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best". [3]
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
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