The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt

The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1959
Recorded	April 2, 1958
Studio	Nola's Penthouse Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roost RLP 2230 [1]
Producer	Teddy Reig
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Side Up (1957) The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt (1959) Sonny Stitt (1958)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt, released in 1959 on the Roost label. ^[3]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Happy Faces" - 3:40
2. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:57
3. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain) - 2:05
4. "When You're Smiling" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:34
5. "In a Little Spanish Town" (Mabel Wayne, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 4:00
6. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) - 3:42
7. "Back in Your Own Back Yard" (Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer) - 3:26
8. "Foot Tapper" - 3:05
9. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:44
10. "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:08
11. "Wind-Up" - 3:35

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone 3,5,8 and 11, tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Jones - piano
• Unknown musician - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

References

1. Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
2. Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2013
3. "The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt roost 1959 - Google Search". www.google.com.