Stitt Plays Bird Explained

Stitt Plays Bird
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt
Cover:	Stitt_Plays_Bird.jpg
Released:	Early July 1964^[1]
Recorded:	January 29, 1963 Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:50 original LP 44:57 CD reissue
Label:	Atlantic SD 1418
Producer:	Nesuhi Ertegun
Prev Title:	Rearin' Back
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	My Mother's Eyes
Next Year:	1963

Stitt Plays Bird is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1963 and issued on Atlantic Records in 1964. As the title suggests, it was recorded as a homage to the legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker, who was nicknamed "Bird."

Track listing

All pieces by Charlie Parker, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Ornithology" (Harris, Parker) – 3:41
2. "Scrapple from the Apple" – 3:49
3. "My Little Suede Shoes" – 3:06
4. "Parker's Mood" – 4:21
5. "Au Privave" – 2:40
6. "Ko-Ko" – 4:54
7. "Confirmation" – 4:36
8. "Hootie Blues" (McShann) – 6:24
9. "Constellation" – 3:19

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

10. "Now's the Time" – 3:18
11. "Yardbird Suite" – 4:49

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
• John Lewis – piano
• Jim Hall – guitar
• Richard Davis – bass
• Connie Kay – drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=gkUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Stitt+Plays+Bird+1418&pg=PA37 Billboard July 11, 1964