Sonny Stitt
Born: 2nd February 1924, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22nd July 1982, Washington, D.C., USA
Nationality: American
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern because of his relentless touring and devotion to jazz yet rarely worked with the same musicians for long. Stitt was sometimes viewed as a Charlie Parker mimic, especially earlier in his career, but gradually came to develop his own sound and style, particularly when performing on tenor saxophone and even occasionally baritone saxophone.
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Charlie Rouse (tenorsaxophone), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Billy Higgins (drumkit, bass), McCoy Tyner (piano), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Tadd Dameron (piano), Cecil Payne (baritonesaxophone), Philly Joe Jones (drumkit), Julius Watkins (frenchhorn), Sam Rivers (tenorsaxophone), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Duke Pearson (piano), Israel Crosby (bass), Vernel Fournier (drumkit), Ike Quebec (tenorsaxophone), Sonny Stitt (tenorsaxophone), Billy James (drumkit), Paul Weeden (guitar), Don Patterson (organ), Dexter Gordon (tenorsaxophone), Andrew Simpkins (bass), Bill Dowdy (drumkit), Gene Harris (organ), Fred Jackson (tenorsaxophone), Herbie Lewis (bass), Ben Dixon (drumkit), Grant Green (guitar), John Patton (piano), Herbie Hancock (piano), Martin Lastie (cornet), Eric Gale (guitar), Billy Butler (guitar), Bernard Purdie (drumkit), Stanley Turrentine (tenorsaxophone)
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Jazz For A Lazy Day
Hank Jones, Ralph Moore, Ricky Ford, Sonny Stitt, Wallace Roney, Russell Gunn, Houston Person, Donald Byrd, Bobby Hutcherson, Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ron Carter, Kenny Barron
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Boss Tenors: Straight Ahead From Chicago August 1961
Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, George Brown (drums), John Houston (piano), Charles Williams (bass guitar)
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A Jazz Message
Art Blakey Quartet, Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone), Art Davis (upright bass), McCoy Tyner (piano)
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