Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | July 16 & 17, 1962 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:23 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 1395 | |||
| Producer | Ahmet Ertegun | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   |
| Allmusic |  |
In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Souls Valley" (Richard Carpenter) – 4:31
- "Coquette" (Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) – 3:18
- "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:04
- "Stittsie" – 5:55
- "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 3:06
- "Boom-Boom" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:38
- "Sea Sea Rider" – 4:52
- "The Four Ninety" (Dameron) – 4:01
- "Hey Pam" – 2:58
- Recorded in New York City on July 16 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) and July 17 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), 1962
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
- Reunald Jones, Blue Mitchell, Dick Vance – trumpet
- Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee – trombone
- Willie Ruff – French horn
- Duke Jordan – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
- Perri Lee – organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8)
- Joe Benjamin – bass
- Frank Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) – drums
- Tadd Dameron, Jimmy Mundy – arranger
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References
- Atlantic Records Discography accessed December 24, 2012
- Down Beat: February 14, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 4
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 24, 2012
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