Details

Field of Interest

Jazz

Content Type

Music recording

Duration

1 hour 5 mins

Ensemble

The Oscar Peterson Trio

Format

Audio

Sub Genre

Bop

Label

Verve Records

Performer

Sonny Stitt, 1924-1982, Gene Ammons, 1925-1974, Dizzy Gillespie, 1917-1993, Sonny Rollins, 1930-, Herb Ellis, 1921-2010, Paul Weeden, Skeeter Best, 1914-1985, Jack Sheldon, 1931-, Roy Eldridge, 1911-1989, Lee Katzman, 1928-, Frank Rosolino, 1926-1978, John Mancebo Lewis, Amos Trice, George Morrow, Jimmy Jones, 1918-1982, Jimmy Rowles, 1918-1996, Louis Levy, 1928-2001, Oscar Peterson, 1925-2007, Ray Bryant, 1931-2011, Bobby Timmons, 1935-1974, Donald Patterson, Lenny McBrowne, 1933-, Ed Thigpen, 1930-2010, Larance Marable, 1929-2012, Mel Lewis, 1929-1990, Stan Levey, 1926-2005, Billy James, Kenny Dennis, Charlie Persip, 1929-

UPC (Physical)

00731452765123

Date Recorded

1956

Release Date

1995-09-26

Review

Though Sonny Stitt recorded a lot, there are large gaps of material that have yet to be adequately documented on CD, particularly the Verves. Thus the Jazz Masters series rises again to the occasion, selecting from a dozen different Verve sources, including collaborative albums with Gene Ammons and Oscar Peterson and guest shots on records by Dizzy Gillespie and the so-called Modern Jazz Sextet. From this vantage point of his career, the old line about Stitt being a clone of Charlie Parker doesn't hold water, for despite an occasional Bird-like flurry, Stitt had his own harmonic ideas and somewhat mellower tone on alto and an even more individual majestic concept on tenor. The CD captures him in a quintessentially Verve series of diverse settings, with straight-ahead quartets, sextets, a lush Ralph Burns orchestra session, an off-center Jimmy Giuffre arrangement of "Laura," and mano-a-mano summit meetings, the most stimulating being a cooking 10-minute jam with Peterson and Roy Eldridge ("The String"). Sonny even duels with himself -- on alto and tenor -- on "Sonny's Tune." All told, an excellent introduction to Stitt in his prime. ~ Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide

Subject

Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, Bop, Bop

Keywords and Translated Subjects

Bop