Backgrounder: Sonny Stitt Plays
Some of the finest blowing by saxophonist Sonny Stitt can be found on Roost Records. Several years back, Mosaic released a box set of Stitt's complete Roost recordings, and it's still one of my favorites. Among the albums in that box was Sonny Stitt Plays. Recorded in December 1955, the album featured Sonny Stitt on alto and tenor saxophones, Hank Jones on piano, Freddie Green on guitar, Wendell Marshall on bass and Shadow Wilson on drums.
As part of my Backgrounder series, here's Sonny Stitt Plays, without ads...
As part of my Backgrounder series, here's Sonny Stitt Plays, without ads...
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Track Listing
There Will Never Be Another You; The Nearness of You; Biscuit Mix; Yesterdays; Afterwards; If I Should Lose You; Blues for Bobby; My Melancholy Baby; The Nearness Of You [alternate take]; If I Should Lose You [alternate take].
Personnel
Sonny Stitt
saxophone
Hank Jones
piano
Freddie Green
guitar, acousticWendell Marshall
bass, acoustic
Shadow Wilson
drumsAlbum information
Title: Sonny Stitt Plays | Year Released: 1956 | Record Label: Roost
