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Deuces Wild (Sonny Stitt album)

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Deuces Wild
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedSeptember 11, 1966
New York City
GenreJazz
Length33:58
LabelAtlantic
3008
ProducerJoel Dorn
Sonny Stitt chronology
I Keep Comin' Back!
(1966)
Deuces Wild
(1967)
Parallel-a-Stitt
(1967)

Deuces Wild is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.[1] The album featured Robin Kenyatta's recording debut. The 4 Stitt organ trio tracks can be found as bonus tracks to the My Mother's Eye's CD

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Jim Todd stated "The performances are concise, blues-based blowing numbers. What they lack in compositional refinement they make up for in energetic execution".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Deuces Wild" - 5:25
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
  3. "Blues Ahead" - 4:18
  4. "Sittin' in with Stitt" - 4:01
  5. "In the Bag" (Robin Kenyatta) - 6:21
  6. "Me 'n' You" (Kenyatta) - 3:19
  7. "Pipin' the Blues" (Rufus Harley, Stitt) - 5:50

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Discography accessed January 10, 2013
  2. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2013