Sax O Bebop

Sonny Stitt - Sax O Bebop

Sax O Bebop
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Artist: Sonny Stitt
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2003-11-25
Music Label: Proper Box UK
Soundtracks:
  1. Disc 1 (Everythings Cool)
  2. One Bass Hit Pt 1
  3. Oop Bop Sh Bam
  4. Thats Earl Brother
  5. Bebop In Pastel
  6. Fools Fancy
  7. Bombay
  8. Rays Idea
  9. Serenade To A Square
  10. Good Kick
  11. Seven Up
  12. Blues In Bebop
  13. Epistrophy
  14. 52nd Street Theme
  15. Oop Bop Sh Bam
  16. Royal Roost
  17. Boppin A Riff
  18. Fat Boy
  19. Everythings Cool
  20. Webb City
  21. Stardust
  22. Third Song
  23. Body And Soul
  24. Ration And Proportion
  25. Disc 2 (Sonnyside)
  26. Red Shoes
  27. Be Bop Blues
  28. Royal Wedding
  29. Fine And Dandy
  30. Scamparoo
  31. Suede Jacquet
  32. Lions Roar
  33. Relaxin
  34. Afternoon In Paris
  35. Elora
  36. Teapot
  37. Blue Mode
  38. Blue Mode (Alternate Take)
  39. All Gods Cillun Got Rhythm
  40. Sonnyside
  41. Buds Blues
  42. Sunset
  43. Move
  44. Hot House
  45. Strike Up The Band
  46. I Want To Be Happy
  47. Taking A Chance On Love
  48. Fine And Dandy
  49. Fine And Dandy (Alternate Take)
  50. Disc 3 (Blues Up And Down)
  51. Avalon
  52. Later
  53. Aint Misbehavin
  54. Mean To Me
  55. Stairway To The Stars
  56. Touch Of The Blues
  57. Bye Bye
  58. Blues Up And Down
  59. You Can Depend On Me Take 1
  60. You Can Depend On Me Take 2
  61. Chabootie
  62. Count Every Star
  63. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  64. There Will Never Be Another You
  65. Blazin
  66. Seven Eleven
  67. To Think Youve Chosen Me
  68. After Youve Gone
  69. Our Very Own
  70. S Wonderful
  71. Stringin The Jug
  72. Disc 4 (Stitts It)
  73. Nevertheless
  74. Jeepers Creepers
  75. Imagination
  76. Cherokee
  77. Liza
  78. Cant We Be Friends
  79. New Blues Up And Down Pts 1 2 3
  80. The Thrill Of Your Kiss
  81. I The Moon Turns Green
  82. P S I Love You
  83. This Cant Be Love
  84. I Cover The Waterfront
  85. Dont Worry Bout Me
  86. Down With It
  87. For The Fat Man
  88. Splinter
  89. Im Confessin
  90. Cool Mambo
  91. Sonny Sounds
  92. Blue Mambo
  93. Stitts It
  94. Sancho Panza
  95. Hookes Tours
  96. Opus 202
  97. Loose Walk
  98. Pink Satin

Music reviews of Sax O Bebop

Music Review: Complete Early Recordings!!
Rating: 4 Stars

This 4-CD set captures all Stitt's recordings from his debut in 1946 with Dizzy Gillespie on Savoy, through the Prestige Years of 1949 to 1951, ending with his first Roost recording session in 1952 with Johnny Richards.

Stitt was one of the foremeost bebop saxophonists, a true virtuoso who raised technical standards for saxophonists everywhere. He was widely admired by musicians as diverse as Oscar Peterson, Zoot Sims, Booker Ervin and John Coltrane. A formidable player, he loved to "battle" with other horn players, forcing them to play at their best.

Stitt started on alto sax, later adding tenor and baritone. His technique on all three horns is amazing. Adding the other horns
made him a more complete and soulful player. Like Parker, he excels at the blues and soulful ballads. Few players, then or now, could stay with him on up-tempo numbers.

This is an exhaustive survey of his early stuff. Some of the material is very good, the Gillespie material and the Prestige quartet sides from 1950 and 1951 are great. The most critically acclaimed sides are a quartet date with Bud Powell from 1949
and a quintet date with John Lewis and JJ Johnson from around the same time. Stitt's tenor playing here is among his best.

The band Stitt co-led with Gene Ammons is here as well, but I find the 1960s Boss Tenors sessions much preferable to this stuff, which is a bit raw. You may also find the period vocals
by obscure singers offputting. Stitt plays well on the Johnny Richards stuff, but the busy, contrived arrangements don't suit his style.

I like the quartet sides from 1950 & 1951. Stitt is the focus of attention and plays beautifully on these, whether on alto tenor or baritone, on which he shows more ability than many full time baritone players. Stitt is so obviously superior to most of his contemporaries that the presence of other soloists, as on the "Bebop Boys" Savoy sessions is merely distracting. True, Fats Navarro and Bud Powell are on these, but so are some other players who tend to ramble on.

The sound quality is pretty variable. Two sessions recorded for an obscure Detroit label seem to have been recorded in an echo chamber. There is some distortion on some of the Prestige stuff. The Savoy and Roost material sounds pretty good, remembering that these were 78rpm recordings.

Of great historical interest, as much early Bud Powell is here, but not essential unless you are a Stitt fan. Nice to have and not expensive to buy. Very informative booklet as well.

Description of Sax O Bebop

UK exclusive box-set for one of the greatest sax players to emerge in the post bebop era, originally known as a disciple of Charlie Parker. Includes 40 page booklet with discography. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. Proper. 2003.

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