Saxophone Supremacy

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Saxophone Supremacy is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1959 and released on the Verve label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]

Ken Dryden for Allmusic stated, "Sonny Stitt had a difficult time coming out from under the shadow of Charlie Parker, even though Stitt's approach to playing the alto sax was only partially similar to the late giant".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "I Cover The Waterfront" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green) - 3:14
  2. "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 7:41
  3. "Sunday" (Chester Conn, Benny Krueger) - 3:54
  4. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:48
  5. "All Of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) - 3:02
  6. "Two Bad Days Blues" - 4:43
  7. "It's You Or No One" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 4:31
  8. "Blue Smile" - 4:00
  • Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 21 (track 6 & 8) and December 23 (tracks 1-5 & 7), 1959

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Verve Records Discography, accessed December 21, 2012
  2. ^ Down Beat: March 2, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 5
  3. ^ a b Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed December 21, 2012
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