Sonny Stitt (album)

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Sonny Stitt
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Studio album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1958
Recorded1958
Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Label Argo
LP 629
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Sonny Stitt is an eponymous album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1958 and originally released on the Argo label. [2]

Sonny Stitt American jazz saxophonist

Edward Hammond Boatner Jr., known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his relentless touring and devotion to jazz. Stitt was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic, especially earlier in his career, but gradually came to develop his own sound and style, particularly when performing on tenor sax.

Argo Records was a record label in Chicago that was established in 1955 as a division of Chess Records.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "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 CD reissue of interest to bebop collectors". [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Propapagoon" - 4:14
  2. "This Is Always" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 3:01
  3. "Jack Spratt" - 6:20
  4. "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) - 5:12
  5. "Cool Blues" (Charlie Parker) - 3:55
  6. "Mr. Sun" - 4:42
  7. "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Rodgers and Hart) - 4:38
  8. "Everyone Does" - 5:07
  9. "With a Song in My Heart" (Rodgers and Hart) - mislabeled "Till the End of Time" (Buddy Kaye, Ted Mossman) - 5:31 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

Ramsey Lewis American musician

Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received five gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.

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References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2012
  2. ↑ Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965), accessed December 21, 2012
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