Eight Classic Albums

~ Release by Sonny Stitt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Favorites Volume One / The Battle of Birdland
2▶CD: Favorites Volume Two / New York Jazz
3▼CD: Kaleidoscope / Sonny Side Up
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1Stitts It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-02-25)
bass:
Ernie Shepard (on 1952-02-25)
congas:
Humberto Molares (on 1952-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1952-02-25)
piano:
John Houston (jazz pianist) (on 1952-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1952-02-25)
trumpet:
Bill Massey (on 1952-02-25) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25)
Sonny Stitt2:36
2Cool Mambo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-02-25)
bass:
Ernie Shepard (on 1952-02-25)
congas:
Humberto Molares (on 1952-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1952-02-25)
piano:
John Houston (jazz pianist) (on 1952-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1952-02-25)
trumpet:
Bill Massey (on 1952-02-25), John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25)
Sonny Stitt2:40
3Blue Mambo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-02-25)
bass:
Ernie Shepard (on 1952-02-25)
congas:
Humberto Molares (on 1952-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1952-02-25)
piano:
John Houston (jazz pianist) (on 1952-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1952-02-25)
trumpet:
Bill Massey (on 1952-02-25) and John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25)
Sonny Stitt2:26
4Sonny Sounds
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-02-25)
bass:
Ernie Shepard (on 1952-02-25)
congas:
Humberto Molares (on 1952-02-25)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1952-02-25)
piano:
John Houston (jazz pianist) (on 1952-02-25)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1952-02-25)
trumpet:
Bill Massey (on 1952-02-25), John Hunt (trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1952-02-25)
Sonny Stitt2:30
5Ain't Misbehavin'
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-02-17)
bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1950-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-02-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1950-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-02-17)
instrumental recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1950-02-17)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Sonny Stitt3:04
6Later
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-02-17)
bass:
Tommy Potter (on 1950-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-02-17)
piano:
Kenny Drew (on 1950-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-02-17)
Sonny Stitt3:02
7P.S., I Love You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-02-01)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1951-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1951-02-01)
piano:
Charlie Bateman (on 1951-02-01)
saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1951-02-01)
instrumental recording of:
P.S. I Love You (on 1951-02-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gordon Jenkins
publisher:
La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), The Jenkins Family Partnership, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Sonny Stitt3:03
8This Can't Be Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-02-01)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1951-02-01)
drums (drum set):
Teddy Stewart (on 1951-02-01)
piano:
Charlie Bateman (on 1951-02-01)
saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1951-02-01)
instrumental recording of:
This Can’t Be Love (on 1952-02-01)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Sonny Stitt2:48
9Imagination
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-15)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1950-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-12-15)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1950-12-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-12-15)
instrumental recording of:
Imagination (on 1950-12-15)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Sonny Stitt3:27
10Cherokee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-15)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1950-12-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1950-12-15)
piano:
Junior Mance (on 1950-12-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-12-15)
instrumental recording of:
Cherokee (on 1950-12-15)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Sonny Stitt2:34
11Can't We Be Friends
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-31)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1951-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-01-31)
piano:
Charlie Bateman (on 1951-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1951-01-31)
instrumental recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends? (on 1951-01-31)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Sonny Stitt2:42
12Liza
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-31)
bass:
Gene Wright (bass) (on 1951-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-01-31)
piano:
Charlie Bateman (on 1951-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1951-01-31)
instrumental recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (on 1951-01-31)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Sonny Stitt2:48
13On the Sunny Side of the Street
bass:
Tommy Bryant (on 1957-12-19)
bass guitar:
Tommy Bryant
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1957-12-19)
saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1957-12-19) and Sonny Stitt (on 1957-12-19)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) and Sonny Stitt
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-19)
vocals:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-19)
recorded at:
Nola Studios (Nola's Penthouse, NYC) in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-19)
instrumental cover recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street (on 1957-12-19)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins5:42
14The Eternal Triangle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Bryant (on 1957-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1957-12-19)
saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1957-12-19) and Sonny Stitt (on 1957-12-19)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-19)
recording of:
Eternal Triangle (on 1957-12-19)
composer:
Sonny Stitt
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins14:13
15After Hours
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Bryant (on 1957-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1957-12-19)
saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1957-12-19) and Sonny Stitt (on 1957-12-19)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-19)
recording of:
After Hours (blues piano composition by Avery Parrish) (on 1957-12-19)
composer:
Avery Parrish
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins12:21
16I Know That You Know
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-19)
bass:
Tommy Bryant (on 1957-12-19)
drums (drum set):
Charlie Persip (American jazz drummer) (on 1957-12-19)
piano:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) (on 1957-12-19)
saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (American saxophonist) (on 1957-12-19) and Sonny Stitt (on 1957-12-19)
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie (on 1957-12-19)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans) (on 1957-12-19)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt & Sonny Rollins5:27
4▶CD: Only the Blues / Saxophone Supremacy