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Soul Electricity! Sonny Stitt recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[ 1] varitone , an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[ 2]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "The album gets its name because for this session, Stitt plugged his alto and tenor saxophones into a Varitone attachment. What came out, though, was not fusion by any means, but a pretty straight-ahead session that found Sonny his usual competent self. The program is actually on the conservative side, leaning toward standards".[ 3]
Track listing
"All the Things You Are " (Oscar Hammerstein II , Jerome Kern ) - 5:58
"Lover Man " (Jimmy Davis, Roger "Ram" Ramirez , Jimmy Sherman) - 3:25
"P.S. I Love You " (Gordon Jenkins , Johnny Mercer ) - 5:35
"Stella by Starlight " (Ned Washington , Victor Young ) - 5:24
"Bye Bye Blackbird " (Mort Dixon , Ray Henderson ) - 5:33
"Over the Rainbow " (Harold Arlen , Yip Harburg ) - 3:57
"Candy " (Mack David , Alex Kramer , Joan Whitney ) - 5:50
"Strike Up the Band " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) - 3:30
Personnel
References
^ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013^ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux , All About Jazz
^ a b Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review , accessed January 9, 2013
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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