Released 1973 Length 36:21 | Label CadetCA 50026 | |
Recorded 1973Sound Exchange Studios, New York City |
Mr. Bojangles is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1973 and released on the Cadet label.
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Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Mr. Bojangles pairs Sonny Stitt with arranger Don Sebesky for one of the smoothest and most mainstream-facing dates of the saxophonist's career. Sebesky's luminous treatments underscore the elegance of Stitt's soulful alto and tenor leads".
Track listing
- "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 7:31
- "World Is a Ghetto" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:56
- "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 4:41
- "Blue Monsoon" (Esmond Edwards) - 5:06
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:33
- "Fifty Per Cent" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:38
- "Ben" (Donald Black, Walter Scharf) - 4:56
Personnel
References
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