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Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers

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Released
  
1957

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (1957)
  
Sonny Side Up (1957)

Release date
  
1957

Label
  
Hallmark Records

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Recorded
  
August 30, 1957 Nola's Penthouse Sound, New York City

Similar
  
Sonny Stitt albums, Jazz albums

Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers is an album by the saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1957 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. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva) - 5:00
  2. "Engos, the Bloos" - 3:40
  3. "It Might As Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rogers) - 5:40
  4. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 4:05
  5. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" (Lorenz Hart, Rogers) - 4:30
  6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 3:52
  7. "People Will Say We're In Love" (Hammerstein, Rogers) - 4:50
  8. "Bloosey" - 3:45
  9. "Birds' Eye" - 4:15

Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Wendell Marshall - bass
  • Shadow Wilson - drums

    • Songs

    1The Best Things In Life Are Free5:30
    2Engo - The Bloos4:04
    3It Might As Well Be Spring5:28

    References

    Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers Wikipedia
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