| Shangri-La | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson |
| Cover: | Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album).jpg |
| Released: | 1964 |
| Recorded: | March 19, 1964 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Prestige PR-7332 |
| Producer: | Ozzie Cadena |
| Chronology: | Sonny Stitt |
| Prev Title: | My Main Man |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Soul People |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
Shangr-La is an album by the saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring the organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
The editors of AllMusic awarded the album three stars, and writer Richie Unterberger stated: "Shangri-La doesn't particularly stand out from other, similar albums he made at the time with organ, but it's a respectable set with both uptempo swingers and ballads."[2]
A reviewer for Billboard noted that Patterson and James provide "first-rate support" to Stitt, and commented: "The tempos run the gamut from soulful to vibrant. It's all great jazz."[3]
A writer for Negro Digest remarked: "Stitt has remained one of the most baffling... figures on the jazz scene. Nowhere is this more apparent than in... Shangri-La... The spark is still there, but the flame is missing. Where excitement is called for, there is often tedium."[4]
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as noted.