Sonny Stitt

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Playing both alto and tenor sax on this record, Stitt is never caught off guard and "blows his horn" with heartening gusto, powerfully backed by the rhythm section. A recording session in the "back to the roots" style, where Stitt brings out the blues and standards that are the jazzman's heritage. With a rare appereance of Stitt as a vocalist in "Back To My Own Hometown".

PERSONNEL:

SONNY STITT, alto sax
GERALD PRICE, pian
DON MOSLEY, bass
BOBY DURHAM. drums

Decca Studios in Paris, FRance,  November 12, 1959

TRACKS:

01. I'm Afraid The Maskerade Is Over
02. Duty Free
03. I Can't Get Started With You
04. Back To My Own Home Town
05. My Little Suede Shoes
06. There Will Never Be Another You
07. Simone's Blues
08. Streamline Stanley