01. New York Blues (Jimmy Giuffre) 3:54 02. Giuff (Sonny Stitt) 2:54 03. Laura (Mercer-Raskin) 4:48 04. Sonny Boy (Brown-DeSylva-Henderson-Jolson) 3:56 05. Singin' in the Rain (Brown-Freed) 4:26 06. Downtown (Sonny Stitt) 4:37 07. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (Ellington-Nemo-Mills-Redmond) 3:21 08. Two for Timbucktu (Jimmy Giuffre) 3:17) 09. Uptown (Sonny Stitt) 5:21 10. Down Country (Giuffre-Scott) 6:55
Originally issued in 12-inch LP as Verve MGV-8309 / MGVS-6041
Personnel on #1-8: Lee Katzman, Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Frank Rosolino (trombone), Al Pollen (tuba), Sonny Stitt (alto & tenor sax), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor sax, arrangements & direction), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums).
Personnel on #9 & 10: Sonny Stitt (alto sax), Jimmy Giuffre (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Lawrence Marable (drums).
All tracks recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, on February 16, 1959 |