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| No Greater Love |
| Sonny Stitt |
| első megjelenés éve: 2001 |
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Kérjen
árajánlatot! |
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| 1. | Sonny's Blues
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| 2. | Old Folks
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| 3. | Lax
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| 4. | Yesturdays
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| 5. | What's New?
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| 6. | Four
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Jazz / Bop
Sonny Stitt - Saxophone
Duffy Jackson - Drums
Eddie Higgins - Piano
Though Sonny Stitt had less than a year to live at the time of this live recording, made in November 1981, he showed no signs of slowing down. This somewhat sloppy British reissue of Stitt's live session at Bubba's Restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, not only fails to list the date and venue, but omits the presence of tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison on several tracks, with lousy packaging that gives this CD the appearance of a bootleg. With those reservations aside, this music is just as exciting as the companion volume recorded the same day by Who's Who in Jazz (Sonny, Sweets & Jaws). With pianist Eddie Higgins, bassist Donn Most, and drummer Duffy Jackson fueling the fires of the horn soloists, all is well. Edison's "Lax" is an up-tempo blues that brings Jazz at the Philharmonic on-stage battles to mind, while Miles Davis' "Four" also has some fine solos, but in a more relaxed groove. Stitt's lyricism comes through on alto sax in "What's New" and "Old Folks." If you don't already own one of the earlier editions of this music (check carefully, as every label seems to title this session differently), then this CD will do, even with its major packaging flaws. ~ Ken Dryden, 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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