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Sonny Stitt

Title: Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio

Label: Essential Jazz Classics

Cat No:EJC55467
Format:CD

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• The complete original album ‘Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio’ (originally on Verve), the last of the very few preserved collaborations between the two leaders. It was recorded in a studio in Paris, during a JATP European tour.

• As a bonus, the three quintet songs (with Herb Ellis on guitar) recorded by the saxophonist and pianist in the studio in 1957, are added; and as a further bonus, a complete live performance featuring them with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, which was recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.

• Stitt was still playing tenor on some tracks here - a choice he had made to avoid the frequent comparisons with his idol, Charlie Parker. He returned mainly to alto in subsequent decades.

• Personnel : Sonny Stitt, alto & tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano, on all tracks, plus : Ray Brown, bass; Ed Thigpen, drums - Paris, France, May 18, 1959. Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d) - Hollywood, October 11, 1957. Roy Eldridge (tp), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Jo Jones (d) - Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, July 7, 1957.

• Total Time: 75:08 - 16 tracks - Includes 12-page booklet

Track Listing for Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio
01 I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 4:04
02 Au Privave 4:00
03 The Gypsy 3:26
04 I’ll Remember April 4:43
05 Scrapple From The Apple 4:21
06 Moten Swing 7:09
07 Blues For Pres, Sweets, Ben & All The Other Funky Ones 6:05
08 Easy Does It 5:24
09 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was 3:27*
10 I Remember You 3:46*
11 I Know That You Know 4:40*
12 Announcement By Jo Jones 1:39*
13 Monitor Blues 7:13*
14 Willow Weep For Me 3:15*
15 Autumn In New York 2:46*
16 Roy’s Son 9:02*

Reviews

Jazz Journal - Richard Palmer

A record of the year for sure.

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