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Sonny Stitt

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Aliases
Lord Nelson & His Boppers
Sonny Stitt Band
Sonny Stitt and His Orchestra
Sonny Stitt and His Quartet
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass
Sonny Stitt with The New Yorkers
Real name
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.
Born
February 2, 1924
Died
July 22, 1982
Country
United States
IPI
00029666062 9 works
00070932776 8 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Jazz saxophonist and composer. Stitt originally played alto saxophone exclusively, but grew tired of charges that he was a mere Charlie Parker imitator, and although he never abandoned the alto, starting in 1950, he began to play and record on tenor.
Member of
The Be Bop Boys Alto saxophone
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Title Performer Release date Label
37 Minutes and 48 Seconds Sonny Stitt 1957 Roost [Royal Roost]
A Little Bit of Stitt Sonny Stitt 1959 Roost [Royal Roost]
A Tribute to Duke Ellington Sonny Stitt with Strings 1977 Catalyst Records
Battle of the Saxes Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt 1951 Prestige [US]
Black Vibrations Sonny Stitt 1972 Prestige [US]
Boss Tenors Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt ‎ 1962 Verve Records
Boss Tenors in Orbit! Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt ‎ 1962 Verve Records
Broadway Soul Sonny Stitt April 1966 Colpix Records
Brothers 4 Don Patterson with Sonny Stitt 1970 Prestige [US]
Burnin' Sonny Stitt 1960 Argo [US]
Come Hither Sonny Stitt 1969 Solid State Records [US1]
Constellation Sonny Stitt - Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks 1972 Cobblestone
Deep Roots - Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim Sonny Stitt, Sadik Hakim 1978 Progressive [JP]
Deuces Wild Sonny Stitt 1967 Atlantic
Dig Him! Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt 1962 Argo [US]
Donny Brook Don Patterson with Sonny Stitt 1970 Prestige [US]
Forecast - Sonny & Red Sonny Stitt with Red Holloway 1976 Catalyst Records
For Musicians Only Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz - Sonny Stitt 1957 Verve Records
I Keep Comin' Back! Sonny Stitt 1966 Roulette
In Style Sonny Stitt 1982 Muse Records
Inter-Action Sonny Stitt & Zoot Sims 1965 Cadet
In the Beginning Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt 1964 Galaxy [US]
In Walked Sonny Sonny Stitt with Art Blakey and The Jazzmessengers September 1975 Sonet
I Remember Bird Sonny Stitt 1977 Catalyst Records
Jazz at the High Hat Vol 2 Sonny Stitt 1996 Capitol Records
Little Green Apples Sonny Stitt March 1969 Solid State Records [US1]
Live at the Left Bank - God Bless Jug and Sonny Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 2001 Prestige [US]
Low Flame Sonny Stitt Quartet 1962 Jazzland
Mellow Sonny Stitt 1975 Muse Records
Move on Over Sonny Stitt 1963 Argo [US]
Mr. Bojangles Sonny Stitt 1973 Cadet
Mr. Saxophone Sonny Stitt 1951 Prestige [US]
My Mother's Eyes Sonny Stitt 1963 Pacific Jazz
New York Jazz The Sonny Stitt Quartet March 1958 Verve Records
Night Crawler Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson 1966 Prestige [US]
Night Letter Sonny Stitt 1969 Prestige [US]
Personal Appearance The Sonny Stitt Quartet 1959 Verve Records
Playing Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards Sonny Stitt 1953 Roost [Royal Roost]
Previously Unreleased Recordings Sonny Stitt February 1974 Verve Records
Salt and Pepper Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves 1963 Impulse!
Satan Sonny Stitt 1974 Cadet
Saxophone Supremacy The Sonny Stitt Quartet 1960 Verve Records
Shangri-La Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson December 1964 Prestige [US]
Sonny Side Up Sonny Stitt 1961 Roost [Royal Roost]
Sonny Side Up Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins January 1959 Verve Records
Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt 1958 Argo [US]
Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt April 1956 Roost [Royal Roost]
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell 1951 Prestige [US]
Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues Sonny Stitt 1960 Verve Records
Sonny Stitt Plays Arr. by Quincy Jones Sonny Stitt 1956 Roost [Royal Roost]
Sonny Stitt Sits in with The Oscar Peterson Trio Sonny Stitt with The Oscar Peterson Trio February 1960 Verve Records
Sonny Stitt Swings the Most Sonny Stitt 1960 Verve Records
Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass 1962 Atlantic
Sonny Stitt With the New Yorkers Sonny Stitt with The New Yorkers 1957 Roost [Royal Roost]
Soul in the Night Sonny Stitt & & Bunky Green 1966 Cadet
Soul Shack Sonny Stitt with Brother Jack McDuff December 1963 Prestige [US]
Soul Summit Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff 1962 Prestige [US]
Stitt Meets Brother Jack Sonny Stitt with Jack McDuff 1962 Prestige [US]
Stitt Plays Bird Sonny Stitt 1964 Atlantic
Stitt's Bits, Vol. 2 Sonny Stitt 1969 Prestige [US]
Stittsville Sonny Stitt 1960 Roost [Royal Roost]
Super Stitt! Vol. 1 Sonny Stitt 1977 Phoenix Jazz
Super Stitt! Vol. 2 Sonny Stitt 1978 Phoenix Jazz
The Boss Men Don Patterson with Sonny Stitt and Billy James 1966 Prestige [US]
The Champ Sonny Stitt 1974 Muse Records
The Hard Swing The Sonny Stitt Quartet 1959 Verve Records
The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt 1959 Roost [Royal Roost]
The Sonny Side of Stitt Sonny Stitt 1960 Roost [Royal Roost]
Together Again for the Last Time Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt ‎ 1976 Prestige [US]
Turn It on! Sonny Stitt 1971 Prestige [US]
What's New!!! Sonny Stitt 1966 Roulette
When Sonny Blows Blue Sonny Stitt 1970 Jamal
You Talk That Talk! Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1971 Prestige [US]
Zimbo Convida Sonny Stitt Zimbo - Sonny Stitt 1979 Clam