Sonny Stitt

 

Artist:  Sonny Stitt

Birth Name:  Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.

Born:  February 2, 1924.  Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died:  July 22, 1982 (Aged 58).  Washington D.C., USA

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Insturments, Mainstream, Saxophone Jazz, Standards,Vocal Jazz

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Saxophone

Sonny Stitt was an American Jazz Saxophonist of the Bebop, Hard Bop from Boston, Massachusetts,  he was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by Jazz critic.  He was one of the best-documented Saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums.  He was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic, but he gradually came to develop his own sound and style, particularly when performing on Tenor Saxophone, and even occasionally Baritone Saxophone.

Title:  Blow The Blues (Acoustic Sounds) (2024)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Insturments, Mainstream, Saxophone Jazz, Standards,Vocal Jazz

Label:  Verve Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Blue Devil Blues (4:28)

 2.  Home Free Blues (4:23)

 3.  Blue Prelude (3:07)

 4.  Frankie And Johnny (5:31)

Side B :

 1.  The Birth Of The Blues (5:57)

 2.  A Blues Offering (4:06)

 3.  Hymnal Blues (6:10)

 4.  Mornig After Blues (2:59)

Personnel:

Sonny Stitt:  Alto Saxophone

Lou Levy:  Piano

Leroy Vinnegar:   Bass

Mel Lewis:  Drums

Blow The Blues is an album by Sonny Stitt, originally released in 1960 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued on July 12, 2024 by Verve Records.  Audiophile Vinyl.