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A rare one for Sonny Stitt -
an album for Pacific Jazz recorded on the west coast, but done with some
hard-burning organ work by Charles Kynard that easily matches any of Stitt's
best soul jazz sides from the east! There's a tightly cooking feel to the
entire set that's really great – a style that's slightly different than Sonny's
work for Argo or Prestige, but which is equally great – thanks to fluid lines
on Hammond from Kynard, and some great guitar from the under-rated Ray
Crawford. The group's completed by Doug Sides on drums – and titles include
"Blue Skies", "Sitt In Time", "Summer Special",
"My Mother's Eyes", and "SOP Blues". (Out of print.) ©
1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.,
Pacific Jazz, PJ-71, 1963
Recorded May, 1963 in Los
Angeles, California
Track Listing:
A1. Summer Special {Sonny
Stitt} (3:37)
A2. My Mother's Eyes {Abel
Baer, Wolfe Gilbert} (5:24)
A3. Stitt In Time {Sonny
Stitt} (4:12)
A4. Blue Skies {Irving
Berlin} (4:01)
B1. My Mother's Eyes {Abel
Baer, Wolfe Gilbert} (5:23)
B2. S.O.P. Blues {Sonny
Stitt} (4:13)
B3. Don't Go To Strangers
{Redd Evans, Arthur Kent, Dave Mann} (5:25)
B4. Red Top {Ben Kynard,
Lionel Hampton} (3:19)
Personnel:
Sonny Stitt - Tenor Saxophone
Charles Kynard - Organ
Ray Crawford - Guitar
Doug Sides - Drums
Credits:
Producer - Richard Bock
Cover, Photography - Woody
Woodward
Liner Notes - Bob Porter