Sonny Stitt
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Biography
[Edit]Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Sitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young. Stitt gradually developed his own sound and style, though he was never far from Parker on any alto solo. A wonderful blues and ballad player whose approach influenced John Coltrane, Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was an alto saxophonist in Tiny Bradshaw's band during the early '40s, then joined Billy Eckstine's seminal big band in 1945, playing alongside other emerging bebop stars like Gene Ammons and Dexter Gordon. Stitt later played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band and sextet. He began on tenor and baritone in 1949, and at times was in a two-tenor unit with Ammons. He recorded with Bud Powell and J.J. Johnson for Prestige in 1949, then did several albums on Prestige, Argo, and Verve in the '50s and '60s. Stitt led many combos in the '50s, and re-joined Gillespie for a short period in the late '50s. After a brief stint with Miles Davis in 1960, he reunited with Ammons and for a while was in a three-tenor lineup with James Moody. During the '60s, Stitt also recorded for Atlantic, cutting the transcendent Stitt Plays Bird, which finally addressed the Parker question in epic fashion. He continued heading bands, though he joined the Giants of Jazz in the early '70s. This group included Gillespie, Art Blakey, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, and Al McKibbon. Stitt did more sessions in the '70s for Cobblestone, Muse, and others, among them another definitive date, Tune Up. He continued playing and recording in the early '80s, recording for Muse, Sonet, and Who's Who in Jazz. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1982.
Title: Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben & All the Other Funky Ones (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Pop
Title: Stitt Plays Bird, The Complete Sessions (Doxy Collection; Remastered Version)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sonny Stitt Swings The Most (Doxy Collection; Remastered Version)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Stitt Goes Latin (Doxy Collection; Japanese, Remastered Version)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sonny Stitt / Bud Powell / J. J. Johnson, The Complete Sessions (Hq Remastered)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sonny Stitt: Lone Wolf - The Roost Alternate Takes
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Collections
Title: Summer Kisses - 100 Tracks for Lovers
Genre: Jazz
Title: Northern Soul '60s Mod
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Bar Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Complete Jerome Kern Songbooks
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz and Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Hard Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hard Bop Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Legends Play Gershwin
Genre: Jazz
Title: More of the Most Relaxing Jazz Music in the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for When You're Alone
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100% BeBop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Shades of Jazz & Blues - 50 Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: L.A. Noire - Jazz Inspired By The Video Game
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Romantic Jazz Music in the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Summer Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York, Jazz City USA
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dizzy Gillespie: A Night In Tunisia
Genre: Jazz
Title: Alto Madness
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Night On the Town
Genre: Jazz
Title: Atlantic Top 60: Jazz, Jive and Strut
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Gershwin Jazz Book
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for the Quiet Times
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for When You're Not Alone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tenor Madness
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz At the Movies
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bird Brains - Charlie Parker Imitators
Genre: Jazz
Title: Music For Cocktails
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hip Jazz-Bop!: The American Dream
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Amazing Jazz Performances
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Those Peaceful Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Roots of Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Legends Of Jazz (Live)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Savoy First Steps
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: 50 Traditional Jazz Standards, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Detroit Jazz Giants
Genre: Jazz
Title: The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
Genre: Jazz
Title: New York - City of Jazz Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Thrill Jazz! - Saxophone Greats
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz On a Summer's Day
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Basquiat Salutes Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lush: Essential Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for an Elegant Rendezvous
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the Moon and the Stars
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of the Jazz Saxophones: Volume 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Essential Jazz Performances
Genre: Jazz
Title: For Jammers Only: The Best of Live Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sadar Bahar Presents Soul in the Hole
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Hommage à Nesuhi / Hommage a Nesuhi
Genre: Jazz
Title: Bebop Then and Now
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Influential Jazz Saxophonists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Evolution of Jazz - The 50's
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Johnny Mercer
Title: Golden Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Soul Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Love Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rainy Day Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: Whisper - Essential Late Night Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hip Jazz-Bop!: This Is Your Brain
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz At Ronnie Scott's
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Jazz Journeys Presents the Birth of Bebop - Dizzy Gillespie
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best of the Verve Years
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Title: Verve Jazz Masters 25: Stan Getz & Dizzy Gillespie
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: Prestige Profiles: Jackie McLean (With Collector's Edition Bonus Disc)
Artist: Jackie McLean
Genre: Jazz
