My Mother's Eyes (Sonny Stitt album) explained

My Mother's Eyes
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt
Cover:	My Mother's Eyes.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	May 1963 Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 71
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Stitt Plays Bird
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Move on Over
Next Year:	1963

My Mother's Eyes is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1963 in Los Angeles and released on the Pacific Jazz label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "This obscure LP finds Sonny Stitt sticking to tenor and playing a typical set filled with blues, standards and riff-filled originals".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted.

1. "Summer Special"
2. "My Mother's Eyes" (Abel Baer, L. Wolfe Gilbert)
3. "Still in Time"
4. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin)
5. "S.O.P. Blues"
6. "Don't Go to Strangers" (Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, David Mann)
7. "Red Top" (Lionel Hampton)

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone
  • Charles Kynard – organ Ray Crawford – guitar
• Doug Sides – drums

Notes and References

1. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. Pacific Jazz/Pacifica Album Discography accessed January 10, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 4, 2013