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1963 studio album by Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
Reception [ edit ] In his review for Allmusic , Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best".[3]
Track listing [ edit ] All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
"Souls Valley" (Richard Carpenter) – 4:31
"Coquette " (Johnny Green , Gus Kahn , Carmen Lombardo ) – 3:18
"On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:04
"Stittsie" – 5:55
"Poinciana " (Buddy Bernier , Nat Simon ) – 3:06
"Boom-Boom" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:38
"See See Rider" (traditional) – 4:52
"The Four Ninety" (Dameron) – 4:01
"Hey Pam" – 2:58 Recorded in New York City on July 16 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) and July 17 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), 1962 Personnel [ edit ] Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone Reunald Jones , Blue Mitchell , Dick Vance – trumpet Jimmy Cleveland , Matthew Gee – trombone Willie Ruff – French horn Duke Jordan – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)Perri Lee – organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8)
Joe Benjamin – bass Frank Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) – drums
Tadd Dameron , Jimmy Mundy – arranger References [ edit ]
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson Stitt's Bits Kaleidoscope Jazz at the Hi-Hat The Battle of Birdland Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1954)Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones Sonny Stitt Plays New York Jazz For Musicians Only Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz , 1956)37 Minutes and 48 Seconds with Sonny Stitt Only the Blues Personal Appearance Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers Burnin' Sonny Stitt The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt A Little Bit of Stitt Saxophone Supremacy Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio Sonny Side Up Sonny Rollins , Verve , 1959)Sonny Stitt Swings the Most The Hard Swing The Sonny Side of Stitt Previously Unreleased Recordings Sonny Side Up Roost , 1960)Stittsville Stitt in Orbit Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt Feelin's Low Flame Rearin' Back Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Stitt Meets Brother Jack "Brother" Jack McDuff , 1962)Move on Over My Mother's Eyes Now! Primitivo Soul! Salt and Pepper Paul Gonsalves , 1963)Soul Shack Stitt Goes Latin Stitt Plays Bird My Main Man Bennie Green , 1964)Shangri-La Don Patterson , 1964)Sax Expressions Sonny Stitt / Live at Ronnie Scott's Dick Morrissey , 1965)Soul People Booker Ervin and Don Patterson, 1964–69)Broadway Soul Inter-Action Zoot Sims , 1965)Night Crawler Pow! The Matadors Meet the Bull Deuces Wild I Keep Comin' Back! Soul in the Night Bunky Green , 1966)What's New!!! Parallel-a-Stitt Little Green Apples Soul Electricity! Come Hither Night Letter Black Vibrations Turn It On! 12! Constellation Goin' Down Slow Tune-Up! Mr. Bojangles The Champ Satan Blues for Duke Dumpy Mama Mellow My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons Forecast: Sonny & Red Red Holloway , 1976)I Remember Bird Stomp Off Let's Go Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington In Style The Last Sessions AndGene WithDizzy WithDon With
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums With others
All Star Sessions Gene Ammons , 1950)The Happy Blues No Problem Chet Baker , 1979)Les Liaisons dangereuses Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers , 1959)True Blue Tina Brooks , 1960)Swingin' Kenny Burrell , 1956)Blue Lights The Inimitable Teddy Edwards Art Farmer Quintet featuring Gigi Gryce The Complete Roost Recordings Stan Getz , 1952)Stan Getz Plays Doin' the Gigi Gigi Gryce , 1957)The Return of Howard McGhee Beautiful! Charles McPherson , 1965)Complete Charlie Parker on Dial Charlie Parker on Dial Patterns of Jazz Bird Gets the Worm Oscar Pettiford Introducing Doug Raney Comin' On! Dizzy Reece , 1960)Here Comes Louis Smith Stitt's Bits Sonny Stitt , 1950)Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass The Champ Sonny Stitt , 1973)Julius Watkins Sextet
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley , 1958)Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)Street Singer Jackie McLean , 1960)My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles , 1970)True Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Dolo! Dolo Coker , 1976)California Hard Junior's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1961)Filthy! Papa John Creach , 1972)Red's Good Groove Red Garland , 1962)Green Is Beautiful Grant Green , 1970)Soul Mist! Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966)Homecoming! Elmo Hope , 1961)Montara Bobby Hutcherson , 1975)The Soul Brotherhood Charles Kynard , 1969)The Blue Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef , 1968)Rakin' and Scrapin' Harold Mabern , 1968)Jazz Blues Fusion John Mayall , 1971)Ten Years Are Gone Les McCann Ltd. in New York Les McCann , 1961)Can't Hide Love Carmen McRae , 1976)Capuchin Swing Jackie's Bag Hi Voltage Hank Mobley , 1967)Captain Buckles David "Fathead" Newman , 1970)Opus De Don Don Patterson , 1968)Oh Baby! Big John Patton , 1965)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Images Good Move! Freddie Roach , 1963)Takin' Care of Business Charlie Rouse , 1960)Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt , 1962)Soul Time Bobby Timmons , 1960)Steppin' Out! Harold Vick , 1963)The Caribbean Suite Spectrum Cedar Walton , 1968)The Electric Boogaloo Song Beyond Mobius Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1966)
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