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[The Rep]

I was surfing ebay the other day and spotted a couple of Sonny Stitt albums soI went to the sax section to check that I had them both, which I did but spotted an album I had not played for quite a while. Sonny Stitt Quartet (New York Jazz). I pulled it out and played it WOW! It was so exciteing, I had forgotten just how good it is. The quartet is

Sonny - Alto & Tenor,

Jimmy Jones - Piano,

Ray Brown - Bass,

Jo Jones - Drums

He really was in his prime, young enough to have no fear and old enough to know what he was doing. The sax followed where his heart led and the way he swopped from alto to tenor. All I am trying to say is if you have a copy give it a play. I have just done a copy to leave in the car.

[Jim Alfredson]

Sonny Stitt - New York Jazz (click to buy)

Haven't heard it, but for some reason when you click on our disc at CDUniverse, this one is always "Customers Who Bought This Also Bought:" heading. But I loves me Sonny Stitt!

[Dan Gould]

I found a Japanese LP reissue of this my one time at the Princeton Record Exchange, maybe 5 years ago . Just recently put it in the pile for CDR transfer.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

I bought this in the late '60s but it seemed a bit too much like a Bebop album, so I didn't keep it long.

MG

Edited August 19, 2006 by The Magnificent Goldberg

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

(I know it's supposed to be a Bebop album.)

MG

[brownie]

'New York Jazz' is an outstanding album! Stitt could be very good, good or pretty bad but when he recorded for Norman Granz, he always turned out the best in him.

There are quite a number of beauties in his Verve output.

Would be worth a Mosaic box. It would be even better than the Stitt Roost one.

[HolyStitt]

  brownie said:

There are quite a number of beauties in his Verve output.

Would be worth a Mosaic box. It would be even better than the Stitt Roost one.

I second that.

This is one my favorite Stitt Verve titles: