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Night Letter
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedOctober 27, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:27
LabelPrestige
PR-7759
ProducerBob Porter
Sonny Stitt chronology
Brothers-4
(1969)
Night Letter
(1969)
Turn It On!
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[4] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[5]

Reception

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Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted

  1. "Night Letter" - 5:15
  2. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
  3. "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
  4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
  5. "Blue String" - 6:20
  6. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
  7. "Blues Walk" - 5:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1347. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
  5. ^ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
  6. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013