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Sonny Stitt

Born: February 2, 1924

Edward "Sonny" Stitt was a quintessential saxophonist of the bebop idiom. He was also one of the most prolific saxophonists, recording over 100 records in his lifetime. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, due to his relentless touring and his devotion to jazz.

Stitt was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. Stitt had a musical background; his father taught music, his brother was a classically trained pianist, and his mother was a piano teacher. His earliest recordings were from 1945, with Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. He had also experienced playing in some swing bands, though he mainly played in bop bands. Stitt featured in Tiny Bradshaw's big band in the early forties.

Ardeshir: Introducing Ardeshir

by Jack Bowers
July 9, 2026

For more than 35 years, starting in the mid-1950s, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers set the gold standard for small-group hard bop jazz in the U.S. and around the world, a benchmark at which Canadian tenor saxophonist Ardeshir Pourkeramati's charismatic quintet/quartet takes dead aim on the leader's superlative debut recording, Introducing Ardeshir. This ...

Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase

by Angelo Leonardi
June 22, 2026

Dall'archivio inedito di registrazioni dello storico locale chicagoano Jazz Showcase, il produttore Zev Feldman pubblica nella sua Resonance Records una nuova gemma: un live del pianista Mal Waldron con Steve Rodby al contrabbasso e Wilbur Campbell alla batteria più Sonny Stitt al contralto in un paio di brani. Un'edizione limitata in doppio LP da 180 grammi e ...

Celebrating Miles Davis's 100th Birthday! Music Representing Three Time Periods (1950-1964, 1965-1968, and 1969-1982)

by David W. Daniels
June 2, 2026

This week's show plays the music of Miles Davis during three distinct time periods and jazz subgenres. First, we feature his bop, hard bop, and cool jazz contributions between 1950 and 1964. Next, music from his modal period and with the 2nd Great Quintet is played, ranging from 1965 through 1968. Finally, Miles's fusion compositions between ...

Nat Reeves: Now In Time

by Jack Bowers
May 17, 2026

As a gift for Nat Reeves' 70th birthday in May 2025, Ken Kitchings, owner of the Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme, Connecticut, said he would underwrite a recording for the renowned bassist using whatever musicians Reeves chose to recruit. Having played and recorded with a who's who of jazz luminaries during his 50-plus-year career, ...

Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase

by Dan McClenaghan
April 24, 2026

April 2026 sees Zev Feldman--a man devoted to finding unreleased tapes of past jazz masters, well-known and lesser-known--bringing us four excellent live recordings on his Resonance Records label. All of these shows were captured at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago. Pianist Ahmad Jamal's At the Jazz Showcase comes from 1976; Reedman Yusef Lateef's Alight Upon The ...

Mal Waldron: Stardust & Starlight At The Jazz Showcase

by Pierre Giroux
April 21, 2026

The never-before-released Stardust & Starlight: At The Jazz Showcase captures pianist Mal Waldron in August 1979, first in solo, then in the company of bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Wilbur Campbell, then in dialogue with the ever-incisive saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and always in conversation with himself. Resonance Records issues this performance as a limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP ...

Record Store Day 2026 Jazz Releases

by Kyle Simpler
April 3, 2026

Many vinyl enthusiasts get excited when the Record Store Day lists appear, and understandably so: most of the titles are limited-run pressings that can disappear quickly once the doors open. The only drawback, however, is that the lists can be overwhelming to sort through, often spanning multiple pages and covering releases across a wide range of ...

Billy Childs Trio, Inara George, Faye Carol, and Resonance Records presents newly unearthed Mal Waldron cut featuring Sonny Stitt

by Hobart Taylor
April 2, 2026

This week, we have a mix of standards re-imagined and emerging artists. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Faye Carol “Jitterbug Waltz" from Forever Dynamic (Getdown) 00:12 Julian Davis Reid “Textures" from Vocation (Self-Produced) 07:24 Bria Skonberg “ Of Liberty" from Brass (Cellar) 14:08 Host Speaks 24:05 Marcello Carelli/Bob Mintzer/Russell Ferrante/Mike Gurrola “Noodles and Potatoes" from ...

Michael Moody: The Ecstasy of Love

by Artur Moral
March 21, 2026

Whether or not there is any personal affinity with their stylistic and thematic approach, it is impossible not to tip one's hat to those musicians who insist on navigating against the current mainstream--be it by brandishing the flag of a fierce vanguard or by defending the essentials of tradition, updated with a layer of necessary contemporaneity. ...