Tune-Up!

This article is about the album by Sonny Stitt. For automotive maintenance, see Tune-up. For the album by Don Patterson, see Tune Up! (album).

Tune-Up!
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1972
Recorded	February 8, 1972
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:57
Label	Cobblestone CST 9013
Producer	Don Schlitten
Sonny Stitt chronology
Just the Way It Was (1971) Tune-Up! (1972) Goin' Down Slow (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
DownBeat	[2]

Tune-Up! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1972 and released on the Cobblestone label. ^[3]

Reception

AllMusic reviewed the album, stating: "Sonny Stitt recorded over 100 albums as a leader and several dozen in a quartet setting in his productive career, but this one ranks at the top. The bebop tenor and alto stylist is very inspired by the top-notch rhythm section". ^[1]

DownBeat rated the album five of five stars, calling it "an instant classic." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:53
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 5:32
3. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) – 4:29
4. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:28
5. "Blues for Prez and Bird" (Sonny Stitt) – 4:30
6. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:24
7. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 9:41

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Barry Harris – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Alan Dawson – drums

References

1. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed January 10, 2013
2. Morganstern, Dan (June 22, 1972). "Spotlight Review". DownBeat . p. 18.
3. Cobblestone Records Discography accessed January 10, 2013