STITT, SONNY / BLOWS THE BLUES

Artist: Sonny Stitt
Label: Verve
SKU: VRV143893
Barcode: 602465124576
Genre: Audiophile Jazz
No of Discs: 1 Disc
Release: 07/12/2024
Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year when he produced three LPs for Verve over a span of three sessions with pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis. Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career. The music includes several potent originals, especially “Hymnal Blues” and the slow, powerful “Morning After Blues.” Originally released in 1970.

A1 Blue Devil Blues
Written-By – Stitt*
A2 Home Free Blues
Written-By – Stitt*
A3 Blue Prelude
Written-By – Jenkins*, Bishop*
A4 Frankie And Johnny
B1 Birth Of The Blues
Written-By – DeSylva-Brown-Henderson*
B2 A Blues Offering
Written-By – Stitt*
B3 Hymnal Blues
Written-By – Stitt*
B4 Morning After Blues
Written-By – Stitt*

Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
Art Direction – Merle Shore
Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
Drums – Mel Lewis
Lacquer Cut By – BG*
Liner Notes [Insert] – Chad Kassem, Dannis D. Davis*, Mark Smotroff, Michael Fremer
Mastered By [Reissue Mastering] – Bernie Grundman
Photography By [Photo] – Phil Stern
Piano – Lou Levy
Supervised By [Reissue Supervisor] – Chad Kassem