Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones

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Released 1956 Release date 1956 Label TP4 Music		Artist Sonny Stitt Producer Teddy Reig Genre Jazz

Recorded September 30 and October 9, 1955 New 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.

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

"My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rogers) - 3:26
"Sonny's Bunny" - 3:58
"Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:19
"Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:03
"If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) - 4:29
"Quince" - 6:59
"Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 3:08
"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

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