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Released
  
1956

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
TP4 Music

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 30 and October 9, 1955New York City

Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones(1955)
  
Sonny Stitt Plays(1955)

Similar
  
Sonny Stitt albums, Jazz albums

Sonny stitt with quincy jones orchestra my funny valentine


Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones 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 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers) - 3:26
  2. "Sonny's Bunny" - 3:58
  3. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:19
  4. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:03
  5. "If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:29
  6. "Quince" - 6:59
  7. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08
  8. "Lover" (Hart, Rogers) - 3:24
  • Recorded in New York City on September 30, 1955 (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8) and October 9, 1955 (tracks 3 & 5-7)

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
  • Thad Jones (tracks 3, 5 & 6), Joe Newman (tracks 3, 5 & 6), Jimmy Nottingham (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8), Ernie Royal (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8) - trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 3, 5 & 6), J. J. Johnson (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 8) - trombone
  • Anthony Ortega - flute, alto saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 8)
  • Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 8)
  • Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone (tracks 1-6 & 8)
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Freddie Green - guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford - bass
  • Jo Jones - drums
  • Quincy Jones - arranger, conductor

    • Songs

    1My Funny Valentine3:30
    2Sonny's Bunny4:02
    3Come Rain or Come Shine4:23

    References

    Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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