Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues (200G 45RPM Vinyl 2LP)

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound!

Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year when he produced three LPs for Verve over a span of three sessions with pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis. 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. The music includes several potent originals, especially “Hymnal Blues” and the slow, powerful “Morning After Blues.”

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Musicians:
– Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone)
– Gene Bertoncini (guitar)
– Ron Carter (bass)
– Howard Collins (guitar)
– Herbie Hancock (organ, piano)
– John Pizzarelli (guitar)
– Todd Sommer (vibraphone)
– Grady Tate (drums)

Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues Track Listing:

1. Blue Devil Blues
2. Home Free Blues
3. Blue Prelude
4. Frankie And Johnny
5. Birth Of The Blues
6. A Blues Offering
7. Hymnal Blues
8. Morning After Blues