Night Letter (album)
Night Letter | ||||
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Studio album by Sonny Stitt | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded |
October 27, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label |
Prestige PR-7759 | |||
Producer | Bob Porter | |||
Sonny Stitt chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[3] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[4]
Reception
Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Night Letter" - 5:15
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
- "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
- "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
- "Blue String" - 6:20
- "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
- "Blues Walk" - 5:55
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone
- Gene Ludwig - organ
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Randy Gelispie - drums
References
- ↑ Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ↑ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
- ↑ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
- ↑ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
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