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| Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 |
| Sonny Stitt |
első megjelenés éve: 1950
68 perc |
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| (1995)
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CD |
Kérjen
árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Avalon
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| 2. | Later
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| 3. | Ain't Misbehavin'
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| 4. | Mean to Me
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| 5. | Stairway to the Stars
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| 6. | Touch of the Blues
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| 7. | Count Every Star
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| 8. | Nice Work If You Can Get It
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| 9. | There Will Never Be Another You
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| 10. | Blazin'
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| 11. | To Think You've Chosen Me
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| 12. | After You've Gone
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| 13. | Our Very Own
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| 14. | 'S Wonderful
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| 15. | Nevertheless
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| 16. | Jeepers Creepers
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| 17. | Imagination
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| 18. | Cherokee
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| 19. | The Thrill of Your Kiss
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| 20. | If the Moon Turns Green
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| 21. | Down With It
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| 22. | For the Fat Man
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| 23. | Splinter
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| 24. | Confessin'
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Jazz / Ballads, Standards, Bop
Recorded: Feb 17, 1950-Aug 14, 1951
Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Al Outcalt Trombone
Andrew Niedzwiecki Digital Transfers, Editing
Andy Niedzwiecki Digital Editing, Digital Transfers, Editing
Art Blakey Drums
Bill Massey Trumpet
Bob Blumenthal Liner Notes
Bob Weinstock Liner Notes, Supervisor
Charles Bateman Piano
Clarence "Sleepy" Anderson Piano
Deb Sibony Design
Duke Jordan Piano
Earl May Bass
Eph Greenlea Trombone
Gene Ammons Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Gene Wright Bass
Jo Jones Drums
Joe Tarantino Digital Mastering, Audio Restoration, Mastering
Junior Mance Piano
Kenny Drew Piano
Larry Townsend Vocals
Matthew Gee Trombone
Phil Carroll Art Direction, Design
Teddy Stewart Drums
Teddy Williams Vocals
Tommy Potter - Bass
Wesley Landers Drums
Sonny Stitt is heard in his early prime throughout this CD, sticking to tenor on all but two of the 24 selections. Few could play bebop with Stitt's sincerity, quick reflexes and large vocabulary. He swings hard throughout the performances, most of which feature him as the only soloist. Three dull vocals aside (by the forgotten Teddy Williams and Larry Townsend), this gapfilling CD is highly recommended to fans of classic bebop. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Sonny Stitt
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Feb 02, 1924 in Boston, MA
Died: Jul 22, 1982 in Washington, D.C.
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Standards
Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Sitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young. Stitt gradually developed his own sound and style, though he was never far from Parker on any alto solo. A wonderful blues and ballad player whose approach influenced John Coltrane, Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was an alto saxophonist in Tiny Bradshaw's band during the early '40s, then joined Billy Eckstine's seminal big band in 1945, playing alongside other emerging bebop stars like Gene Ammons and Dexter Gordon. Stitt later played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band and sextet. He began on tenor and baritone in 1949, and at times was in a two-tenor unit with Ammons. He recorded with Bud Powell and J.J. Johnson for Prestige in 1949, then did several albums on Prestige, Argo, and Verve in the '50s and '60s. Stitt led many combos in the '50s, and re-joined Gillespie for a short period in the late '50s. After a brief stint with Miles Davis in 1960, he reunited with Ammons and for a while was in a three-tenor lineup with James Moody. During the '60s, Stitt also recorded for Atlantic, cutting the transcendent Stitt Plays Bird, which finally addressed the Parker question in epic fashion. He continued heading bands, though he joined the Giants of Jazz in the early '70s. This group included Gillespie, Art Blakey, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, and Al McKibbon. Stitt did more sessions in the '70s for Cobblestone, Muse, and others, among them another definitive date, Tune Up. He continued playing and recording in the early '80s, recording for Muse, Sonet, and Who's Who in Jazz. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1982.
---Ron Wynn and Bob Porter, All Music Guide |
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