Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass

Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Souls Valley" (Richard Carpenter) – 4:31
2. "Coquette" (Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) – 3:18
3. "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:04
4. "Stittsie" – 5:55
5. "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 3:06
6. "Boom-Boom" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:38
7. "See See Rider" (traditional) – 4:52
8. "The Four Ninety" (Dameron) – 4:01
9. "Hey Pam" – 2:58

• Recorded in New York City on July 16 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) and July 17 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), 1962

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
• Reunald Jones, Blue Mitchell, Dick Vance – trumpet
• Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee – trombone
• Willie Ruff – French horn
• Duke Jordan – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
• Perri Lee – organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8)
• Joe Benjamin – bass
• Frank Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) – drums
• Tadd Dameron, Jimmy Mundy – arranger

References