Released 1969 Artist Sonny Stitt Producer Bob Porter Genre Jazz | Night Letter
(1969) Turn It On!
(1969) Release date 1969 Label Prestige Records | |
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Recorded October 27, 1969
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Similar Brothers‑4, Funk You!, You Talk That Talk!, Soul Electricity!, Stone Blue | ||
Sonny stitt night letter
Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.
Contents
Sonny stitt night letter
Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Night Letter" - 5:15
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
- "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
- "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
- "Blue String" - 6:20
- "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
- "Blues Walk" - 5:55
Personnel
Songs
1Sunday7:56
2Soul Shack7:10
3Love Nest6:14
References
Night Letter (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA