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Released
  
1961

Sonny Sitt at the D. J. Lounge(1961)
  
Dig Him!(1961)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
42:36

Artist
  
Producer
  
Genre
  
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Recorded
  
June 1961McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois

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Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge is a live album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Argo label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Their renditions of a few standards and some riffing blues are spirited if not all that essential".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "McKie's" - 9:38
  2. "It All Depends on You" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:58
  3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:55
  4. "Jay Tee" - 6:21
  5. "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:43
  6. "Free Chicken" - 10:01

Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • John Board - tenor saxophone
  • Edward Buster - organ
  • Arthur Harper - bass
  • Joe Shelton - drums
  • Songs

    1McKie's9:38
    2It All Depends On You5:59
    3Blue Moon5:54

    References

    Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge Wikipedia


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