Prestige – PRLP 7133Rec. Dates : February 17, June 28, October 8, & December 15, 1950 Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBaritone Sax : Gene AmmonsBass : Tommy Potter, Eugene WrightDrums : Art Blakey, Wesley LandersPiano : Kenny Drew, Junior ManceTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Bill MasseyVocals : Larry Townsend Listening to Prestige : #36Stream this Album (YT…
Roost – RLP 2208Rec. Dates : December 15, 1955, December 16, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Saxophone : Sonny StittBass : Wendell MarshallDrums : Shadow WilsonGuitar : Freddie GreenPiano : Hank Jones Billboard : 05/05/1956Score of 79 The heir-apparent to the “top alto sax man” crown of the late and great Charlie Parker is generally…
Roost – RLP 2204Rec. Dates : September 30, 1955, October 9, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Saxophone : Sonny Stitt, Anthony OrtegaArranger/Conductor : Quincy JonesBaritone Sax : Cecil PayneBass : Oscar PettifordDrums : Jo JonesFlute : Anthony OrtegaGuitar : Freddie GreenPiano : Hank JonesTenor Saxophone : Seldon PowellTrombone : Jimmy Cleveland, J.J. JohnsonTrumpet : Thad…
Norgran – MGN 1076Rec. Date : April 25, 1955, April 27, 1955 Stream this Album Alto Sax : Sonny StittBass : Percy HeathDrums : Charlie PersipGuitar : Skeeter BestPiano : John LewisTrumpet : Dizzy Gillespie Army TimesTom Scanlan : 07/14/1956 Dizzy Gillespie, alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and a rhythm section including John Lewis make up…
Prestige – PRLP 7077Rec. Dates : February 17, 1950, December 15, 1950, February 1, 1951, February 25, 1952 Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBass : Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Ernie ShephardCongas : Humberto MoralesDrums : Art Blakey, Teddy Stewart, Shadow WilsonPiano : Kenny Drew, Junior Mance, Charlie Bateman, John HoustonTrumpet : John Hunt, Bill Massey, Joe Newman Listening to Prestige : #18, #37, #41, #52Stream this Album Billboard : 05/27/1957Score of…
Prestige – PRLP 7050Rec. Dates : March 5, 1950, October 28, 1950, January 31, 1951, June 15, 1955 Stream this Album Baritone Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittTenor Sax : Gene Ammons, Sonny StittAlto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Addison FarmerDrums : Jo Jones, Wes Landers, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkeTrombone :…
Prestige – PRLP 7024Rec. Dates : October 17, 1949, December 11, 1949, January 26, 1950 Stream this Album Tenor Sax : Sonny StittBass : Nelson Boyd, Curley RussellDrums : Max RoachPiano : John Lewis, Bud PowellTrombone : J.J. Johnson Featured LinksListening to Prestige : #8Listening to Prestige : #17Dec 11, 1949Listening to Prestige : #20January…
