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Sonny Stitt was so closely identified with Charlie Parker on the alto that even when he played tenor, his style was of the quicker-than-lightning variety with all the notes he could pack in a phrase in his soloing. Which makes listening to him, for all but the most ardent bebop fans, an endurance contest no matter how agile he was. Here, in a 1956 session with Ray Brown and Jo and Jimmy Jones backing him, there is some tempering of the maelstrom that Stitt conjured up on every bandstand. Half the program is ballads, including "The Stars Fell on Alabama," a gorgeous "Body & Soul," and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." While these cuts show an uncharacteristic restraint from Stitt, the midtempo tunes, such as "Down Home Blues," "Alone Together," and "If I Had You," still reveal his insistence on streaking everything into the blue despite a rhythm section that wishes to hold the tunes within recognizable tempos. It's no problem for Stitt; he just plays twice or three times as fast. This is a good session, but like all of Stitt's records, wears thin after about six cuts.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Caldwell, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - Otto Harbach, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Reg Connelly, ComposerLyricist - James Campbell, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - TED SHAPIRO, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - Howard Dietz, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Schwartz, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Euday L. Bowman, ComposerLyricist - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - Frank S. Perkins, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Heyman, Author - Frank Eyton, Author - Robert Sour, Author - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - John W. Green, Composer - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Jones, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Ted Koehler, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Stitt, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Jo Jones, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1956 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Sonny Stitt was so closely identified with Charlie Parker on the alto that even when he played tenor, his style was of the quicker-than-lightning variety with all the notes he could pack in a phrase in his soloing. Which makes listening to him, for all but the most ardent bebop fans, an endurance contest no matter how agile he was. Here, in a 1956 session with Ray Brown and Jo and Jimmy Jones backing him, there is some tempering of the maelstrom that Stitt conjured up on every bandstand. Half the program is ballads, including "The Stars Fell on Alabama," a gorgeous "Body & Soul," and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea." While these cuts show an uncharacteristic restraint from Stitt, the midtempo tunes, such as "Down Home Blues," "Alone Together," and "If I Had You," still reveal his insistence on streaking everything into the blue despite a rhythm section that wishes to hold the tunes within recognizable tempos. It's no problem for Stitt; he just plays twice or three times as fast. This is a good session, but like all of Stitt's records, wears thin after about six cuts.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:37
- Main artists: Sonny Stitt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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