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Deuces Wild (Sonny Stitt album)

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Released
  
1967

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
33:58

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Collectables Records

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Recorded
  
September 11, 1966 New York City

Deuces Wild (1966)
  
Parallel-a-Stitt (1967)

Similar
  
Parallel‑a‑Stitt, Come Hither, Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass, My Mother's Eyes, Sonny Stitt Plays

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Deuces Wild is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label. The album featured Robin Kenyatta's recording debut.

Contents

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Jim Todd stated "The performances are concise, blues-based blowing numbers. What they lack in compositional refinement they make up for in energetic execution".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Deuces Wild" - 5:25
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
  3. "Blues Ahead" - 4:18
  4. "Sittin' in with Stitt" - 4:01
  5. "In the Bag" (Robin Kenyatta) - 6:21
  6. "Me 'n' You" (Kenyatta) - 3:19
  7. "Pipin' the Blues" (Rufus Harley, Stitt) - 5:50

Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Robin Kenyatta - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Wilmer Mosby - organ
  • Billy James - drums
  • Rufus Harley - bagpipes (track 7)

    • Songs

    1Deuces Wild5:23
    2My Foolish Heart4:42
    3Blues Ahead4:17

    References

    Deuces Wild (Sonny Stitt album) Wikipedia
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