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: Jazz At The Hi-Hat Vol. 1 (Doxy Collection; Expanded, Remastered Version)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Legendary Sessions (Bonus Track Version) (CD2)
Artist: Sonny Stitt, The Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Soul Summit (feat. Etta Jones, Oliver Nelson, Clark Terry & Red Holloway)
Artist: Gene Ammons, Jack McDuff, Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Title: My Mother's Eyes (Doxy Collection; Expanded, Remastered Version)
Artist: Sonny Stitt
Genre: Jazz
Collections
Title: All Star Parade of Jazz and Blues Legends, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hip Jazz-Bop!: Footprints In the Sand
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Romantic Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tenor Sax Ballads Priceless Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Jazz Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Apple Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Saxophone
Genre: Jazz
Title: Masters of Jazz - A Tenor Sax Anthology
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Masters of Jazz: 33 Best of Jazz Generation, Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: All Star Jazz Chillout, Vol.2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of the Jazz Saxophones: Volume 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Most Relaxing Jazz Piano In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: American Jazz: Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: LRC Jazz Legacy Anthology, Vol. 5: Time Remembered
Genre: Jazz
Title: More of the Most Romantic Jazz Music In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential New Orleans Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Relaxing Jazz Standards In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Tenor Sax Titans
Genre: Jazz
Title: Priceless Jazz Collection: Sampler No. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Priceless Jazz Collection: Rodgers & Hart Songbook
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Songs
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz: Rags and Drags
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best of Jazz Foundations, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pure Be-Bop
Genre: Jazz
Title: 爵士はBarにいる50 / jue shihaBarniiru50
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Sesssion
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story - Bon Voyage
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jazz Trumpet Favourites
Genre: Jazz
Title: World of Jazz - The Jazz Trumpet
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Standards
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Royalty of the 1950s
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top 20 Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story - Blue Nocturne
Genre: Jazz
Title: From Latin To Jazz Dance Vol. 3
Genre: Latin
Title: The Cool Jazz Collection
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Most Relaxing Jazz (CD 1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz-Club Tenor Sax
Genre: Jazz
Title: Precious Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Sax - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Jazz (CD4)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Burlesque Hits & Greatest Burlesque Classics (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll
Title: Saxophone Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: Sunday Jazz - Verve 50
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Jazz Story Bon Voyage
Title: Amazing Jazz Performances
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Alto Sax Icons
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 2 (CD5)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Original Jazz Masters Series Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Rare Jazz Sax
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Bebop Highlights
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Greatest Jazz Saxophonists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz District Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: New Orleans Jazz & Blues
Title: Music For Life Jazz Relax
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Simply Dinner Jazz (CD3: Entrees)
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: History Of Bebop
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Bop
Title: Cool Velvet: Jazz Saxophone Ballads
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Rough Guide To Bebop
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Saxophone Lovers
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Jazz - 110 Original Hits (CD3)
Genre: Jazz
Title: World Of Jazz, The Jazz Trumpet
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
