Last Stitt Sessions, Vols. 1 & 2

by Sonny Stitt

Overview

It is difficult to believe after listening to this two-CD set, that Sonny Stitt only had six weeks left in his life; he already had cancer but did not know it. Switching between tenor and alto, Stitt on the first disc is heard in top form with pianist Junior Mance, bassist George Duvivier, and drummer Jimmy Cobb while the second CD (recorded the following day) adds trumpeter Bill Hardman and has Walter Davis in Mance's place. As was typical of Stitt's career, the music throughout is high-quality bebop with the saxophonist stretching out creatively over common chord changes. This double CD (a straight reissue of two single LPs) shows that Sonny Stitt went out on top. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/2003
Label:	Savoy Jazz
UPC:	0795041725424

Tracks

1. Steamroller
2. I'll Be Seeing You
3. Out of Nowhere
4. Sweet Georgia Brown
5. Keepin' It
6. This Is Always
7. Makin' It
8. Angel Eyes
9. At Last
10. Bouncin' With Bud
11. As Time Goes By
12. Swifty
13. Sugar
14. Jumpin' the Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sonny Stitt   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
George Duvivier   Guest Artist,Bass
Pete La Roca   Guest Artist
Jimmy Garrison   Guest Artist
Junior Mance   Guest Artist,Piano
Walter Davis   Piano
Walter Davis, Jr.   Piano
Bill Hardman   Trumpet
Jimmy Cobb   Drums

Technical Credits

Ray Henderson   Composer
Bud Powell   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Kenneth Casey   Composer
Ben Bernie   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Mack Gordon   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Malcolm Addey   Engineer
Herman Hupfeld   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Edna Alexander   Composer
Lee Tanner   Photography
Page Simon   Graphic Design
Earl Brent   Composer
Irving Kahal   Composer
Sidney Mitchell   Composer
Gene Paul   Reissue Mastering
Charlie Parker   Composer
Maceo Pinkard   Composer
Jay McShann   Composer
Sonny Stitt   Composer
Bob Porter   Producer,Liner Notes
Andrew Sussman   Liner Notes
Matt Dennis   Composer
Fred Koller   Composer
Walter Fuller   Composer
Walter Brown   Composer