''Soul in the Night'' is an album by saxophonists
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 ...
and
Bunky Green
Vernice "Bunky" Green (born April 23, 1935) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator.
Biography
Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail".
Green's fir ...
recorded in Chicago in 1966 and released on the
Cadet
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label.
Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 700 to LP 799)
accessed August 6, 2019
Reception
AllMusic
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reviewer Scott Yanow
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref>
Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
stated "''Soul in the Night'' offered up Chicago's famous muscular jazz sound by two of its masters... Stitt and Green wrap their saxes around a tune, exploring gritty and fluid possibilities. The album's stereo version gives each player his own spotlight, as Stitt has one speaker and Green has the other to himself".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed January 8, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by Sonny Stitt, except where indicated.''
# "Soul in the Night" - 4:04
# "It's Awfully Nice to Be With You" (Neil Hefti
Neal Paul Hefti (October 29, 1922 – October 11, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He wrote music for '' The Odd Couple'' movie and TV series and for the '' Batman'' TV series.
He began arranging professionally in ...
) - 3:44
# "Hot Line" ( Les Reed, Reg Tilsley) - 3:47
# "Home Stretch" - 4:46
# "The Spies" ( Norman Harris) - 6:12
# " One Alone" (Sigmund Romberg
Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly '' The Student Prince'' (1924), '' The Desert Song'' (1926) and '' The New Moon'' (1928).
E ...
) - 5:46
# "Sneakin' Up on You" (Ted Daryll
Theodore Henry Meister (January 5, 1940 – March 16, 2021), known professionally as Ted Daryll, was an American songwriter and record producer.
Ted Meister was born in Mount Vernon, New York. While at Stepinac High School, he joined his fr ...
, Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing " Angel of the Morning" and " Wild Thing".
Early life
Taylor was born on March 21, 1940, in Yonkers, New York. He is the brother of ...
) - 5:35
Personnel
*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 ...
, Bunky Green
Vernice "Bunky" Green (born April 23, 1935) is an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator.
Biography
Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail".
Green's fir ...
- alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
*Odell Brown
Odell Elliott Brown Jr. (February 2, 1940 – May 3, 2011) was an American jazz organist. He was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, playing soul jazz and jazz funk with his backing band as Odell Brown & the Organ-Izers.
Biography
Brown was ...
- organ
*Bryce Roberson - guitar
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*Maurice White
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the ...
- drums
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References
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1966 albums
Cadet Records albums
Sonny Stitt albums
Bunky Green albums
Albums produced by Esmond Edwards