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New York Jazz
''New York Jazz'' is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1956 and originally released on the Verve Records, Verve label. accessed January 3, 2013 Track listing ''All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated'' # "Norman's Blues" – 2:43 # "I Know That You Know" (Anne Caldwell, Vincent Youmans) – 4:29 # "If I Had You (1928 song), If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 6:19 # "Alone Together (1932 song), Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:54 # "Twelfth Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman) – 3:34 # "Down Home Blues (Funky Blues)" – 5:13 # "Sonny's Tune" – 5:32 # "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins (composer), Frank Perkins) – 4:11 # "Body and Soul (song), Bo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Stitt
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his relentless touring and devotion to jazz yet rarely worked with the same musicians for long. Stitt was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic, especially earlier in his career, but gradually came to develop his own sound and style, particularly when performing on tenor saxophone and even occasionally baritone saxophone. Early life Edward Hammond Boatner, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. He had a musical background: his father, Edward Boatner, was a baritone singer, composer, and college music professor; his brother was a classically trained pianist, and his mother was a pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
