The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt explained

The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sonny Stitt
Cover:	The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt.jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	April 2, 1958 Nola's Penthouse Sound, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Roost RLP 2230^[1]
Producer:	Teddy Reig
Chronology:	Sonny Stitt
Prev Title:	Sonny Side Up
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Sonny Stitt
Next Year:	1958

The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt, released in 1959 on the Roost label.^[2]

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Happy Faces" - 3:40
2. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) - 2:57
3. "I'll Be Seeing You" (Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain) - 2:05
4. "When You're Smiling" (Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin) - 3:34
5. "In a Little Spanish Town" (Mabel Wayne, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 4:00
6. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) - 3:42
7. "Back in Your Own Back Yard" (Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer) - 3:26
8. "Foot Tapper" - 3:05
9. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (Traditional) - 2:44
10. "Shadow Waltz" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:08
11. "Wind-Up" - 3:35

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone 3,5,8 and 11, tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Jones - piano
• Unknown musician - bass
• Charlie Persip - drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169. Google Books.
2. Web site: The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt roost 1959 - Google Search. www.google.com.
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-saxophone-of-sonny-stitt-mw0000909588 Allmusic Review