Stitt Plays Bird

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Stitt Plays Bird
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Studio album by
ReleasedEarly July 1964 [1]
RecordedJanuary 29, 1963
Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length36:50original LP
44:57 CD reissue
Label Atlantic
SD 1418
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun
Sonny Stitt chronology
Rearin' Back
(1962)
Stitt Plays Bird
(1964)
My Mother's Eyes
(1963)

Stitt Plays Bird is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1963 and issued on Atlantic Records in 1964. As the title suggests, it was recorded as a homage to the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed "Bird."

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Track listing

All pieces by Charlie Parker, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Ornithology" (Harris, Parker) – 3:41
  2. "Scrapple from the Apple" – 3:49
  3. "My Little Suede Shoes" – 3:06
  4. "Parker's Mood" – 4:21
  5. "Au Privave" – 2:40
  6. "Ko-Ko" – 4:54
  7. "Confirmation" – 4:36
  8. "Hootie Blues" (McShann) – 6:24
  9. "Constellation" – 3:19

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Now's the Time" – 3:18
  2. "Yardbird Suite" – 4:49

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard July 11, 1964
  2. Stitt Plays Bird at AllMusic
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1346. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.