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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)
STITT Sonny
(sax)

Personal Data:

Born: 02.02.1924 (Boston, Massachussets, USA)
Died: 22.07.1982 (heart attack)

Appearances:

1960 Miles Davis Quintet

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.What's New??
2.The Matadors Meet The Bull?
3.Night Crawler?
4.I Keep Coming Back?
5.Pow?
6.We'll Be Together Again?
7.Together Again For The Last Time?
8.S.S. Blows The Blues?
9.S.S. Swings The Most?
10.Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J.J. Johnson
& J.J. Johnson & Bud Powell
1950 Universal
11.Kaleidoscope1952 Hallmark
12.37 Minutes and 48 Seconds1956
13.Sonny Stitt Plays1956 Fresh Sound
14.New York Jazz14.09.1956
15.For Musicians Only
& Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
16.10.1956American Jazz Classics
16.Personal Appearance12.05.1957
17.Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers28.06.1957
18.Sonny Side Up
& Dizzy Gillespie & Sonny Rollins
19.12.1957
19.The Saxophone of Sonny Stitt09.01.1959Roost
20.A Little Bit of Stitt10.06.1959
21.Sonny Side of Stitt14.03.1960
22.Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio
& Oscar Peterson Trio
6/1960
23.Saxophone Supremacy3/1961
24.Boss Tenors
& Gene Ammons
1962 Verve
25.Stitt Goes Latin1963
26.Stitt Plays Bird29.01.1963
27.Broadway Soul1965
28.Deuces Wild11.09.1966
29.So Doggone Good1972
30.In Style1973
31.You Talk That Talk
& Gene Ammons
8/1973 Prestige
32.Sittin' In
& Oscar Peterson
(2LP)
produced by: Norman Granz
10/1975 Verve
33.The Bop Session
& Dizzy Gillespie & Max Roach
3/1976 Sonet
34.Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim
& Sadik Hakim
25.04.1978Progressive
35.Back To My Home Town1979
36.Just Friends
& Red Holloway
12/1980 Affinity
37.Sonny's Back1981
38.Soul Summit
& Gene Ammons & Brother Jack Mcduff
11.07.1989Prestige
39.Constellation
(2CD)
18.01.1999
40.Keepers Of The Flame
& Lou Donaldson
(2CD)
18.01.1999
41.Last Sessions 1 & 218.05.1999
42.Sensual Sound
(in Japan)
29.06.1999
43.Givin' Away the Store12.10.199932 Jazz
44.12!01.02.200032 Jazz
45.Just The Way It Was26.09.2000Label M
46.Boss Tenors In Orbit
& Gene Ammons
13.03.2001Verve
47.The Boss Men
& Don Patterson
27.03.2001Prestige
48.God Bless Jug and Sonny
& Gene Ammons
17.07.2001Prestige
49.The Complete Roost Studio Sessions09.10.2001Mosaic
50.Complete 1949-1950 Prestige Masters01.10.2002Jazz Factory
51.I Remember Bird / Tribute to Duke Ellington19.11.2002Collectables
52.Going Down Slow11.03.2003Prestige
53.Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was06.05.2003Savoy Jazz
54.1950-195127.05.2003Classics
55.Last Stitt Sessions, Vols. 1 & 201.07.2003Savoy Jazz
56.Sax O' Bebop25.11.2003Proper Box
57.Just Friends: Live at Bubba's Jazz Restaurant
(live)
15.06.2004Universe
58.My Main Man24.08.2004Argo
59.1951-195316.11.2004Classic Compact Disc
60.Sonny Stitt and the Top Brass23.11.2004Collectables
61.It's Magic22.03.2005Delmark
62.Work Done26.04.2005High Note
63.Just the Way It Was: Live at the Left Bank
(live)
28.06.2005Sindrome
64.Stitt Goes Green16.08.2005Gambit
65.Stitt's Bits: Bebop Recordings 1949-195225.07.2006Prestige
66.Introduction to Sonny Stitt12.09.2006Fuel 2000
67.Don't Call Me Bird27.11.2007Fresh Sounds
68.Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio
with Oscar Peterson Trio
21.10.2008Verve
69.Burnin'16.06.2009Fresh Sounds
70.Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements29.12.2009Ais
71.Sonny Stitt in Brasil
& Zimbo Trio
05.01.2010Fresh Sound
72.Complete Late Quartets
& Barry Harris
12.10.2010Jazz Row
73.Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards & Quincy Jones12.04.2011
74.Now! / Salt & Pepper11.10.2011Universal Import
75.Inter-Action01.11.2011Universal
76.Roller Coaster
& Gene Ammons & Eddie Lockjaw Davis
05.06.2012jazz2jazz
77.Miles High
& Miles Davis
05.06.2012jazz2jazz
78.Blows the Blues05.06.2012Analogue Productions
79.Only the Blues12.06.2012Essential Jazz Classics
80.Salt & Pepper
& Paul Gonsalves
19.06.2012Universal
81.Now19.06.2012Universal
82.The Hard Swing19.06.2012Universal
83.Mr. Bojangles19.06.2012Universal
84.Sonny Stitt Swings the Most19.06.2012Universal
85.Soul Summit / Soul Summit 2
& Gene Ammons & Etta Jones & Jack McDuff
08.01.2013Verve
86.Rearin' Back / Tribute to Duke Ellington25.06.2013American Jazz Classics
87.Low Flame / Feelin's17.09.2013Essential Jazz Classics
88.Cherokee: Legendary Studio Sessions
& Hank Jones
09.12.2016Phono (
89.The Classic Albums Collection: 1957-196320.01.2017Enlightenment Series
90.Latin Sides24.02.2017

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19733425.08.197338Jazz Recordsalbum review
19754325.10.197558Jazz Recordsalbum review
19761403.04.197634Jazz Albumsalbum review
19804413.12.198022Jazz Albumsalbum review
19804413.12.198037Caught In The Actgig review
19813315.08.198120Jazzinterview