Released 1957 | Length 44:26 Release date 1957 | |
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Recorded February 17 and December 15, 1950, January 31 and February 1, 1951 and February 25, 1952New York City Similar Sonny Stitt albums, Jazz albums |
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Kaleidoscope is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded in 1950-52 and released on the Prestige label in 1957. The 1991 CD reissue added four bonus tracks to the original LP.
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Reception
The Allmusic review stated "Deftly handling the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, bebop giant Sonny Stitt is heard to perfection here on a variety of early-'50s dates. Stitt not only shows off his patented speed throughout, but he goes a long way in dispelling criticisms of him being all fire and no grace".
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt and Bill Massey except as indicated
- "Stitt's It" - 2:35
- "Cool Mambo" - 2:40
- "Blue Mambo" - 2:25
- "Sonny Sounds" - 2:29
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 3:02
- "Later" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:00
- "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) - 3:00
- "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:47
- "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
- "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 2:33
- "Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 2:41
- "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 2:45
- "To Think You've Chosen Me" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Our Very Own" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Songs
1Stitt's It2:36
2Cool Mambo2:40
3Blue Mambo2:26
References
Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA