Broadway Soul Explained

Broadway Soul
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt
Cover:	Broadway Soul.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	February 13, 1965 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	31:39
Label:	Colpix CP-499
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Inter-Action
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Sax Expressions
Next Year:	1965

Broadway Soul is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1965 and released on the Colpix label.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states, "this set is far from essential. However Stitt's solos generally uplift the material and the saxophonist's fans will want the collector's item".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Hello, Dolly!" (Jerry Herman) - 2:59
2. "Better All the Time" (Sammy Fain, Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman) - 3:35
3. "You'd Better Love Me" (Hugh Martin, Timothy Gray) - 3:23
4. "Night Song" (Lee Adams, Charles Strouse) - 5:09
5. "A Room Without Windows" (Ervin Drake) - 3:27
6. "Gimme Some" (Adams, Strouse) - 5:11
7. "Loads of Love" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:15
8. "If I Gave You" (Martin, Gray) - 5:05

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Thad Jones, Ernie Royal - trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
• Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
• Walter Bishop, Jr., Roger Kellaway - piano
• Milt Hinton - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Colpix Album Discography, Part 1 (SCP-400 Popular Music Series) accessed January 8, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013