This CD reissues the complete contents of two former Lp's by saxophonist Sonny Stitt: Turn It On and Black Vibrations.
These are rather unusual entries in Stitt's huge discography in that Sonny often sounds like a guest performer on his own sessions rather than the leader.
During the earlier date, Stitt uses an electrical device (a Varitone) on his tenor that waters down his tone a bit.
With organist Leon Spencer, guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Idris Muhammad setting down unrelenting grooves on most of the five numbers (including the 11-minute title cut), Stitt only seems to be making cameo appearances although trumpeter Virgil Jones gets in a few good solos on three of the numbers.
The later date (which also has some good Jones trumpet) finds Stitt playing acoustically and switching to alto on two of the six jams, but once again it is the nonstop chugging of Sparks, Muhammad and either Leon Spencer or guest organist Don Patterson that fuels the fire.
It is silly to call these soul jazz outings "acid jazz" since Sonny Stitt's solos are essentially bebop, but the grooves are danceable and funky.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turn It OnLeon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 11:10 | 25 MB | 63 MB |
| 2 | Bar-B-Que ManLeon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 07:59 | 18 MB | 44 MB |
| 3 | Miss RiversideLeon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 09:28 | 21 MB | 53 MB |
| 4 | Cry Me a RiverArthur Hamilton | Sonny Stitt | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | There Are Such ThingsStanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Goin' to D.C.Leon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 07:26 | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| 7 | AiresDon Patterson, Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Black VibrationsLeon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 06:43 | 15 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Calling CardSonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | Play | 06:27 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | Them Funky ChangesLeon Spencer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 07:55 | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| 11 | Where Is Love | Sonny Stitt | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 73 mins | 167 MB | |||||
| 73 mins | 411 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Abel Baer | Composer |
| 3 | Lionel Bart | Composer |
| 4 | Phil Carroll | Art Direction |
| 5 | Tom Curry | Liner Notes |
| 6 | Phil DeLancie | Remastering |
| 7 | Arthur Hamilton | Composer |
| 8 | Lee Hildebrand | Liner Notes |
| 9 | Virgil Jones | Trumpet |
| 10 | George W. Meyer | Composer |
| 11 | Idris Muhammad | Drums |
| 12 | Don Patterson | Composer, Organ |
| 13 | Bob Porter | Supervisor |
| 14 | Steve Schapiro | Photography |
| 15 | Steve Shapiro | Photography |
| 16 | Melvin Sparks | Guitar |
| 17 | Leon Spencer | Composer, Organ |
| 18 | Sonny Stitt | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 19 | Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |