Prestige

Stitt's Bits, Vol. 1

Sonny Stitt

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Recorded	1968
Label	Prestige
Catalog	PR 7585
Released	1968
Personnel	17 credited players
Discogs	master 958660

The record

A 1968 Prestige compilation, and the credits read like several dates stacked together -- four pianists, two bassists, Art Blakey and Wes Landers on drums, Stitt on alto and tenor both. Gene Ammons is credited on baritone saxophone, which is the detail worth the money. Bob Porter's notes are dated July 1968; Don Schlitten produced the reissue.

Tracks

Later
Avalon
Ain't Misbehavin'
Mean To Me
Stairway To The Stars
Liza
Can't We Be Friends
After You've Gone
Our Very Own
S'Wonderful
To Think You've Chosen Me
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Count Every Star
Blazin'

Session personnel

Sonny Stitt — Alto Saxophone
Gene Ammons — Baritone Saxophone
Eugene Wright — Bass
Tommy Potter — Bass
Art Blakey — Drums
Wes Landers — Drums
Bob Porter — Liner Notes [July 1968]
William "PoPsie" Randolph — Photography By
Charles Bateman — Piano
Duke Jordan — Piano
Junior Mance — Piano
Kenny Drew — Piano
Don Schlitten — Reissue Producer, Design
Sonny Stitt — Tenor Saxophone
Matthew Gee — Trombone
Bill Massey — Trumpet
Larry Townsend — Vocals

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

1968	Prestige · PR 7585 — Vinyl LP Compilation Stereo Remastered earliest on file
1968	Prestige · PR 7585 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Remastered
1970	Prestige · MJ-7129 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
—	Prestige · PR 7585 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
—	Prestige · MJ-7129 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono
—	Prestige · PR 7585 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo