| Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | December 21 & 22, 1959 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:41 | |||
| Label | Verve MG V-8374 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in late 1959 and released on the Verve label.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year... Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career".[1]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Blue Devil Blues" - 4:28
- "Home Free Blues" - 4:23
- "Blue Prelude" - 3:07
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Hughie Cannon) - 5:31
- "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) - 5:57
- "A Blues Offering" - 4:06
- "Hymnal Blues" - 6:10
- "Morning After Blues" - 2:59
- Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 21 (tracks 1 & 6) and December 22 (tracks 2-5, 7 & 8), 1959
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
- Lou Levy - piano
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
- Technical
- Merle Shore - art direction
- Phil Stern - cover photography
References
- 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2012
- ↑ Verve Records Discography, accessed December 21, 2012
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