| What's New!!! | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Roulette SR-25343 | |||
| Producer | Henry Glover | |||
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What's New!!! (subtitled Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label. [1] The album represents Stitt's first recorded use of the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound. [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
What's New!!! reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 in April 1967 and number 16 on the Jazz Albums chart. [4] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [3]
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
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