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Stitt in Orbit

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Released
  
1963

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Roost Records

Artist
  
Sonny Stitt

Producer
  
Teddy Reig

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 8, 1960 and February-June 1962 Bell Sound, New York City

Stitt in Orbit (1960-62)
  
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (1962)

Similar
  
Stittsville, A Little Bit of Stitt, The Sonny Side of Stitt, Sonny Stitt with the New York, Sonny Side Up

Stitt in Orbit is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1960 and 1962 and originally released on the Roost label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt

  1. "No Cal"- 2:37
  2. "Six-O-Seven Blues" - 6:07
  3. "Beware Rocks Comin’ Down" - 6:52
  4. "Corn Flakes" - 3:26
  5. "Eye Ball" - 4:59
  6. "Saginaw" - 5:15
  • Recorded in New York City on August 8, 1960 (tracks 2 & 3) and between February and June 1962 (tracks 1 & 4-6)

    • Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones (tracks 1 & 4-6), Jimmy Jones (tracks 2 & 3) - piano
  • Aaron Bell (tracks 2 & 3), Tommy Potter (tracks 1 & 4-6) - bass
  • Roy Haynes - drums

    • References

    Stitt in Orbit Wikipedia
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