Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements
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Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt performing music arranged by Jimmy Giuffre recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Verve label.[1]
Reception
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Allmusic | [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "New York Blues" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 3:56
- "Giuff" - 2:58
- "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:50
- "Sonny Boy" (Ray Henderson, Buddy De Sylva, Lew Brown) - 3:57
- "Down Country" (Stitt, Giuffre) - 6:57
- "Singin' in the Rain" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 4:27
- "Uptown" - 5:21
- "Downtown" - 4:38
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 3:23
- "Two for Timbucktu" (Giuffre) - 3:20
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, arranger
- Lee Katzman, Jack Sheldon - trumpet
- Frank Rosolino - trombone
- Al Pollen - tuba
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Buddy Clark – bass
- Lawrence Marable - drums
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8300 series accessed December 8, 2015
- ^ a b Allmusic listing accessed December 8, 2015