Tune-Up!

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Tune-Up!
Studio album by
Released1972
RecordedFebruary 8, 1972
GenreJazz
Length37:57
LabelCobblestone
CST 9013
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Stitt chronology
Just the Way It Was
(1971)
Tune-Up!
(1972)
Goin' Down Slow
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
DownBeat[2]

Tune-Up! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1972 and released on the Cobblestone label.[3]

Reception[edit]

AllMusic reviewed the album, stating: "Sonny Stitt recorded over 100 albums as a leader and several dozen in a quartet setting in his productive career, but this one ranks at the top. The bebop tenor and alto stylist is very inspired by the top-notch rhythm section".[1]

DownBeat rated the album five of five stars, calling it "an instant classic."[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Tune-Up" (Miles Davis) – 4:53
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 5:32
  3. "Idaho" (Jesse Stone) – 4:29
  4. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:28
  5. "Blues for Prez and Bird" (Sonny Stitt) – 4:30
  6. "Groovin' High" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:24
  7. "I Got Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 9:41

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed January 10, 2013
  2. ^ a b Morganstern, Dan (June 22, 1972). "Spotlight Review". DownBeat. p. 18.
  3. ^ Cobblestone Records Discography accessed January 10, 2013