Perfection: Sonny Stitt - Goin' Down Slow

Today, I'm serving up two tracks for this week's Perfection entry, because as anyone who bought Sonny Stitt's LP Goin' Down Slow in 1972 knows, it's impossible to listen to the first without the second.

The two featured tracks are Stitt's Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue and Sadie and Where Is Love by Lionel Bart from Oliver! The songs were recorded by Stitt in February 1972.

Produced by Ozzie Cadena for Prestige, the first song featured Thad Jones (tp), Sonny Stitt (as), Hank Jones (p), Billy Butler and Wally Richardson (g), George Duvivier (b), Idris Muhammad (d), Buddy Caldwell (cga,bells) and strings arranged and conducted by Billy VerPlanck. The second featured Sonny Stitt (ts), Hank Jones (p), George Duvivier (b) and Idris Muhammad (d).

Here's Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue and Sadie...



And here's Where Is Love...