Prestige
Nevertheless / Jeepers Creepers
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| Recorded | 1953 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 826 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 799044 |
The record
Sonny Stitt takes it on tenor, broad and patient through Nevertheless, then looser on Jeepers Creepers. Junior Mance, Eugene Wright and Art Blakey fill out the quartet. Two sides on shellac, Prestige 826, 1953. A small document, but the tenor playing is the reason to hunt it down.
Tracks
- Nevertheless
- Jeepers Creepers
Session personnel
- Eugene Wright — Bass
- Art Blakey — Drums
- Junior Mance — Piano
- Sonny Stitt — Tenor Saxophone
- Sonny Stitt Quartet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1950 | Prestige · 45-826 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM |
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| 1953 | Prestige · 826 — Shellac 10" 78 RPM |
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