While the comparisons to Charlie Parker were inevitable throughout a good part of his career, Sonny Stitt was very much his own man.
He is in top form throughout this 1957 session made for Verve, featuring a very young Bobby Timmons on piano, bassist Edgar Willis, and drummer Kenny Dennis.
Alternating between alto and tenor saxophone in a program consisting mostly of standards, Stitt is equally at home on each horn.
His soulful tenor shines in "Easy Living," while the loping "Autumn in New York" showcases his exuberant alto.
Timmons, who had just made his recording debut as a sideman with Kenny Burrell the previous year, hints at his potential with a blues-drenched solo in "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." One of Stitt's best recordings at this point in his career.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy to LoveCole Porter | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Easy LivingRalph Rainger, Leo Robin | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 13 MB |
| 3 | Autumn in New YorkVernon Duke | Sonny Stitt | Play | 02:20 | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| 4 | You'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToCole Porter | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:52 | 11 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | For Some FriendsSonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| 6 | I Never KnewJohnny Mercer | Sonny Stitt | Play | 05:14 | 11 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | AvalonBuddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Vincent Rose | Sonny Stitt | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| 8 | Blues GreasySonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 10 MB |
| 9 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | East of the Sun (West of the Moon) | Sonny Stitt | Play | 05:31 | 12 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Original | Sonny Stitt | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| 47 mins | 108 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 158 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooks Bowman | Composer |
| 2 | Kenny Dennis | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 3 | Buddy DeSylva | Composer |
| 4 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 5 | Norman Granz | Audio Production, Producer |
| 6 | Sheldon Harris | Art Direction |
| 7 | Nat Hentoff | Liner Notes |
| 8 | Al Jolson | Composer |
| 9 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 10 | Johnny Mercer | Composer |
| 11 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 12 | Ralph Rainger | Composer |
| 13 | Leo Robin | Composer |
| 14 | Vincent Rose | Composer |
| 15 | Sonny Stitt | Composer, Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) |
| 16 | Bobby Timmons | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 17 | Edgar Willis | Bass, Guitar (Bass), Main Personnel |
| 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). |