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    The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Personal Appearance (1959) [Reissue 2004] (New Rip)

    Posted By: gribovar
    The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Personal Appearance (1959) [Reissue 2004] (New Rip)

    The Sonny Stitt Quartet - Personal Appearance (1959) [Reissue 2004]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 162 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 112 MB | Covers - 16 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (B0002028-02)

    While the comparisons to Charlie Parker were inevitable throughout a good part of his career, Sonny Stitt was very much his own man. He is in top form throughout this 1957 session made for Verve, featuring a very young Bobby Timmons on piano, bassist Edgar Willis, and drummer Kenny Dennis. Alternating between alto and tenor saxophone in a program consisting mostly of standards, Stitt is equally at home on each horn. His soulful tenor shines in "Easy Living," while the loping "Autumn in New York" showcases his exuberant alto. Timmons, who had just made his recording debut as a sideman with Kenny Burrell the previous year, hints at his potential with a blues-drenched solo in "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." One of Stitt's best recordings at this point in his career.

    Sonny Stitt - The Champ (1974) [Reissue 1991]

    Posted By: gribovar
    Sonny Stitt - The Champ (1974) [Reissue 1991]

    Sonny Stitt - The Champ (1974) [Reissue 1991]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 217 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 89 MB | Covers - 18 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Muse Records (MCD 5429)

    Great straight work from the legendary Sonny Stitt - recording here in a mode that's different than his funky sides of the time - and a lot more back to basics! The group's a quintet - as Sonny blows both tenor and alto, with help from Joe Newman on trumpet, Duke Jordan on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Roy Brooks on drums - and excellent combo who really keep things interesting.

    Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson - The Boss Men [Recorded 1964-1965] (2001)

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    Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson - The Boss Men [Recorded 1964-1965] (2001)

    Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson - The Boss Men [Recorded 1964-1965] (2001)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 508 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 182 MB | Covers - 16 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (00025218525329)

    In another of those two-fers that are going to tangle discographies for some time to come, this bears the title of a Don Patterson album, The Boss Men, and includes all of the material from that LP. However, this CD, though it's also called The Boss Men, is billed to both Sonny Stitt and Don Patterson, and combines the original Patterson The Boss Men LP with another album cut in 1965, Night Crawler, that was billed to Sonny Stitt, although it featured the exact same lineup (Stitt on alto sax, Patterson on organ, Billy James on drums) as The Boss Men. Not only that, the CD adds two cuts from a Patterson 1964 LP, Patterson's People, also featuring the Stitt-Patterson-James trio. As for the original The Boss Men, it's a respectable straight-ahead jazz-with-organ session…

    Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 [3CD Box Set] (2006)

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    Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 [3CD Box Set] (2006)

    Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits: The Bebop Recordings, 1949-1952 [3CD Box Set] (2006)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 684 MB | Covers - 103 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (0888072300439)

    The rap on Sonny Stitt is that he was little more than an imitator of Charlie Parker, without a firm identity of his own. However, from the evidence of these early Stitt recordings - gathered together into a three-CD box - the first part of the rap doesn't quite ring true, though the second remains an open question. Stitt may have shared an occasional rhetorical turn or blindingly fast run with Bird - most tellingly on "S`Wonderful" - but definitely not his entire style. You can hear plenty of Lester Young influences on the tracks where he plays tenor sax, and many of the ballads preview the soulful inflections that would flourish when he joined the soul-jazz movement in the '60s. Moreover, aware of the Bird backlash, Stitt recorded the majority of these tracks on the tenor, with occasional sessions on the baritone and finally, about two-thirds of the way through the set, on alto…

    Sonny Stitt - Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass (1962) [Reissue 1998]

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    Sonny Stitt - Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass (1962) [Reissue 1998]

    Sonny Stitt - Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass (1962) [Reissue 1998]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 234 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 83 MB | Covers - 34 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Atlantic (7567-80802-2)

    A heck of a great little record - one that shouldn't work so well, but it does! For the set, Sonny Stitt's blowing in front of a larger brass section - and while the prospect of a Sonny Stitt big band record might not sound that great at first, this one really kicks, largely because of Sonny's great solo work! Stitt's in perfect form by this point - blowing freely above a core brass group that features Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Cleveland, and Willie Ruff - arranged tightly by Tadd Dameron and Jimmy Mundy, yet still given enough room to swing with a heck of a lot of soul! Also quite nice is the organ work on the set by the obscure female player Perri Lee - a great little groover with a lean sound that cuts through the arrangements and really makes them sparkle!

    Sonny Stitt - The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1963 (2017)

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    Sonny Stitt - The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1963 (2017)

    Sonny Stitt - The Classic Albums Collection 1957-1963 (2017)
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,67 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 711 Mb | 05:10:32
    Jazz, Bop | Label: Enlightenment

    Having appeared on over 100 albums as either leader or sideman, across a career spanning four decades, Sonny Stitt remains one of the best-documented musicians in all of jazz history. A master of the saxophone - primarily alto and tenor - Stitt s tireless dedication to recording, touring and the jazz genre in general was renowned, earning him the moniker lone wolf from acclaimed jazz critic Dan Morgenstern. With a plethora of classic records under both his own name and alongside other greats - including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and Gene Ammons - Stitt carved out a legacy as one of the foremost players to have worked in the bebop and hard bop idioms. This four disc collection, containing over five hours of music from eight original, remastered LPs, collates the very best of Sonny Stitt s extensive catalogue of albums released between 1957 and 1963. Featuring too appearances from a wide range of other jazz greats, and demonstrating Stitt s extraordinary skill on both the alto and tenor saxophones, this compilation serve as both a perfect introduction to this master musician, and as a welcome reminder of why, some 35 years after his passing in 1982, he retains such respect and acclaim among the jazz cognoscenti.

    Sonny Stitt - Soul Shack (1963) & Night Letter (1969) [Reissue 1996]

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    Sonny Stitt - Soul Shack (1963) & Night Letter (1969) [Reissue 1996]

    Sonny Stitt - Soul Shack (1963) & Night Letter (1969) [Reissue 1996]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 412 MB | Covers - 27 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Prestige Records (PRCD-24165-2)

    Fine, although a bit routine, soul jazz, blues, ballads, and standards session from saxophonist Sonny Stitt. He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it.

    Monk-Gillespie-Stitt-Blakey - Bop Fathers Completed (2014)

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    Monk-Gillespie-Stitt-Blakey - Bop Fathers Completed (2014)

    Monk-Gillespie-Stitt-Blakey - Bop Fathers Completed (2014)
    EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 222 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 178 Mb | Scans included
    Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | Label: Studio Songs | # YZSO-10045 | Time: 01:09:41

    'Bop Fathers' is a live album of an Paris concert by Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto & tenor sax) and Kai Winding (trombone), who were collectively billed as The Giants of Jazz. Recorded live at Paris, 1971.

    Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (1957) Remastered 1992

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    Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (1957) Remastered 1992

    Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (1957) Remastered 1992
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 137 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included
    Label: Original Jazz Classics, Prestige | # OJCCD-060-2, P-7077
    Bop, Saxophone Jazz | Time: 00:44:38

    Deftly handling the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, bebop giant Sonny Stitt is heard to perfection here on a variety of early-'50s dates. Stitt not only shows off his patented speed throughout, but he goes a long way in dispelling criticisms of him being all fire and no grace. The 16-track disc kicks off with four tight, Latin-tinged swingers featuring an octet that includes trumpeter Joe Newman and timbales player Humberto Morales. Switching to piano quartet mode for the bulk of the disc, Stitt ranges effortlessly from frenetic blasts ("Cherokee") to golden-hued ballads ("Imagination"). Capping off the set with four bonus cuts featuring the likes of Gene Ammons and Junior Mance, Stitt delivers one of the top sets of performances from the late bebop era.

    VA - The Soul Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (1995)

    Posted By: Designol
    VA - The Soul Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (1995)

    Various Artists - The Soul Of Jazz, Volume 1 (1995)
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 377 Mb | Scans ~ 58 Mb
    Label: Gitanes Jazz Productions/Verve | # 525 558-2 | Time: 01:00:50
    Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Latin Jazz, Crossover Jazz

    What you see is what you get, an excellent little compilation of the various faces of soul-jazz as presented by the Verve label with their amazing array of artists from Hugh Masekela to Willie Bobo and Herbie Mann on the one hand, and Dizzy Gillespie, Jon Hendricks (in an outstanding reading of Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man") the Heath Brothers, and Teddy Edwards on the other. The track list is wonderfully varied, too: there's a smoking version of Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" by Masekela, a pair by Jimmy Smith, and a big band – a new entry by the acid jazz group the James Taylor Quartet, but they get it deep; and Wynton Kelly goes deep into soul and blues with "Escapade." Anyway you cut it, it comes out great.

    Sonny Stitt - Tune-Up! (1972) [Reissue 1993]

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    Sonny Stitt - Tune-Up! (1972) [Reissue 1993]

    Sonny Stitt - Tune-Up! (1972) [Reissue 1993]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 233 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 90 MB | Covers - 24 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Muse Records (MCD 5334)

    By this point in his career, Sonny hardly needed a tune up in his style - but the album's a great one from his post-Prestige years, and a real back-to-basics effort that recalls the genius of his work on Roost! The format is straight and simple - Stitt's tenor and alto fronting a quartet that includes Barry Harris, Sam Jones, and Alan Dawson - all playing in a way that puts Sonny in command on all tracks, blowing with an amazing tone that makes us want to throw away all his funk, organ, and electric outings, and just concentrate on these straight acoustic sides. Stitt has a way of blowing the reed like he's got his whole mouth moving into the sax - an earthy, human, and personal feel that first came out strongly in his work during the late 50s, but which has grown even more by this point - even if you couldn't hear the development on other sets.

    Sonny Stitt - Constellation (1972) [Reissue 1992]

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    Sonny Stitt - Constellation (1972) [Reissue 1992]

    Sonny Stitt - Constellation (1972) [Reissue 1992]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 232 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 94 MB | Covers - 15 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Muse Records (MCD 5323)

    Along with the previous Tune Up, this set (which has been reissued by Muse) is one of Sonny Stitt's greatest recordings. The bop master is stunning on most of the eight selections, particularly "Constellation," "Webb City," and "It's Magic," switching between alto and tenor and sounding quite creative. The rhythm section (pianist Barry Harris, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Roy Brooks) is outstanding and, whether it be the ballad "Ghost of a Chance," Tadd Dameron's "Casbah," or "Topsy," this set has more than its share of great moments.

    VA - Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (1992)

    Posted By: Designol
    VA - Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (1992)

    VA - Anything Goes: The Cole Porter Songbook - Instrumentals (1992)
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 338 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 149 Mb | Scans ~ 93 Mb | 01:05:04
    Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Big Band, Mainstream Jazz | Label: Verve | # 517 168-2

    Interpretations of classic Cole Porter standarts by the greatest jazz musicans: Charlie Parker, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Art Tatum, Dizzy Gillespie, Roland Kirk, Sonny Stitt, Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Bud Powell, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Tal Farlow, Oscar Peterson, Jim Hall, Abbey Lincoln, and many other big names.

    Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961 (1962) [Japanese Edition 2021]

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    Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961 (1962) [Japanese Edition 2021]

    Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961 (1962) [Japanese Edition 2021]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 251 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 91 MB | Covers - 16 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (UCCU-8198)

    Tenor saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt co-led a small group in 1950, and this follow-up, taped in the studio in 1961, finds the two picking up where they left off. The highlight of the date is the jointly written "Blues up and Down," a classic jam which has since inspired a number of other tenor match ups to record it, especially Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin. Ammons' repetitious one-note melody within "The One Before This," like Duke Ellington's deceptively simple two-note theme "C Jam Blues," leads to some inspired improvising by both men. Stitt switches to alto sax for a loping take of "There Is No Greater Love," during which Ammons' tenor provides the perfect foil. The rhythm section includes bassist Buster Williams, along with the somewhat obscure pianist John Houston and drummer George Brown.

    Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1959) [Reissue 1997]

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    Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1959) [Reissue 1997]

    Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt - Sonny Side Up (1959) [Reissue 1997]
    EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 234 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 89 MB | Covers - 78 MB
    Genre: Jazz, Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (314 521 426-2)

    Dizzy Gillespie brings together tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins for four extended cuts, and in the process comes up with one of the most exciting "jam session" records in the jazz catalog. While the rhythm section of pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provides solid rhythmic support, Stitt and Rollins get down to business trading fours and reeling off solo fireworks. Apparently, Gillespie had stoked the competitive fires before the session with phone calls and some gossip, the fallout of which becomes palpable as the album progresses. On "The Eternal Triangle," in particular, Stitt and Rollins impress in their roles as tenor titans, with Stitt going in for sheer muscle as that most stout of bebop cutters and Rollins opting for some pacing as a more thematic player…