The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt

1959 studio album by Sonny Stitt
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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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

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Track listing

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

References

  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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