The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt

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The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt
Studio album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1959
RecordedApril 2, 1958
Nola's Penthouse Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelRoost
RLP 2230[1]
ProducerTeddy Reig
Sonny Stitt chronology
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(1957) 		The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt
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(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt, released in 1959 on the Roost label.[3]

Reception[edit]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Happy Faces" - 3:40
  2. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:57
  3. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain) - 2:05
  4. "When You're Smiling" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:34
  5. "In a Little Spanish Town" (Mabel Wayne, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 4:00
  6. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) - 3:42
  7. "Back in Your Own Back Yard" (Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer) - 3:26
  8. "Foot Tapper" - 3:05
  9. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:44
  10. "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:08
  11. "Wind-Up" - 3:35

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN 9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2013
  3. ^ "The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt roost 1959 - Google Search". www.google.com.


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