Released 1964 Artist Sonny Stitt Producer Ozzie Cadena Genre Jazz | Shangri-La
(1964) Soul People
(1964) Release date 1964 Label Prestige Records | |
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Recorded March 19, 1964
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Shangri-La
(1964) The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson
(1964) Similar Verve Jazz Masters 50, Soul Classics, Sonny Side Up | ||
Shangr-La is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating " Shangri-La doesn't particularly stand out from other, similar albums he made at the time with organ, but it's a respectable set with both uptempo swingers and ballads".
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "My New Baby" - 7:21
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 4:34
- "Soul Food" - 7:51
- "Shangri-La" (Matty Malneck, Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) - 4:44
- "Mama Don't Allow It" (Cow Cow Davenport) - 5:54
- "The Eternal One" - 5:49
Personnel
Songs
1My New BabyDon Patterson7:21
2MistyDon Patterson4:34
3Soul FoodDon Patterson7:51
References
Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA