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Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album)

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Bob Weinstock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
44:26

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
February 17 and December 15, 1950, January 31 and February 1, 1951 and February 25, 1952 New York City

Kaleidoscope (1950-52)
  
Jazz at the Hi-Hat (1954)

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.

Contents

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

  1. "Stitt's It" - 2:35
  2. "Cool Mambo" - 2:40
  3. "Blue Mambo" - 2:25
  4. "Sonny Sounds" - 2:29
  5. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 3:02
  6. "Later" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:00
  7. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) - 3:00
  8. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:47
  9. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
  10. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 2:33
  11. "Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 2:41
  12. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 2:45
  13. "To Think You've Chosen Me" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Our Very Own" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded in New York City on February 17, 1950 (tracks 5 & 6), October 8, 1950 (tracks 13-16), December 15, 1950 (tracks 9 & 10), January 31, 1951 (tracks 11 & 12), February 1, 1951 (tracks 7 & 8) and February 25, 1952 (tracks 1-4)

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • John Hunt (tracks 1-4), Bill Massey (tracks 1-4 & 13-16), Joe Newman (tracks 1-4) - trumpet
  • Matthew Gee - trombone (tracks 13-16)
  • Gene Ammons - baritone saxophone (tracks 13-16)
  • Charlie Bateman (tracks 7, 8, 11 & 12), Kenny Drew (tracks 5 & 6), John Houston (tracks 1-4), Junior Mance (tracks 9-16) - piano
  • Tommy Potter (tracks 5 & 6), Ernie Shepherd (tracks 1-4), Teddy Stewart (tracks 7, 8, 11 & 12), Gene Wright (tracks 7-16) - bass
  • Art Blakey (tracks 5, 6, 9 & 10), Wes Landers (tracks 13-16), Shadow Wilson (tracks 1-4) - drums
  • Humberto Molares - congas (tracks 1-4)
  • Larry Townsend - vocals (tracks 13-16)

    • Songs

    1Stitt's It2:36
    2Cool Mambo2:40
    3Blue Mambo2:26

    References

    Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album) Wikipedia
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