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Released
  
1956

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Sonny Stitt Plays(1955)
  
New York Jazz(1956)

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
TP4 Music

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Recorded
  
December 15 & 16, 1955Capitol Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Sonny Stitt albums, Jazz albums

Sonny Stitt Plays (also referred to as Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Roost label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:33
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 5:08
  3. "Biscuit Mix" - 3:14
  4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:56
  5. "Afterwards" - 3:14
  6. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:15
  7. "Blues for Bobby" - 4:48
  8. "My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George A. Norton) 5:36
  9. "The Nearness Of You" [alternate take] (Carmichael, Washington) - 5:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "If I Should Lose You" [alternate take] (Rainger, Robin) - 4:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in New York City on December 15 (tracks 1-4 & 9) and December 16 (tracks 5-8 & 10), 1955

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Freddie Green - guitar (tracks 1-4 & 9)
  • Wendell Marshall - bass
  • Shadow Wilson - drums

    • Songs

    1There Will Never Be Another You4:35
    2The Nearness of You5:10
    3Biscuit Mix3:16

    References

    Sonny Stitt Plays Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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