Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements

Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1959
Recorded	February 16, 1959 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:47
Label	Verve MGV 8309
Sonny Stitt chronology
The Hard Swing (1959) Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (1959) A Little Bit of Stitt (1959)

Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt performing music arranged by Jimmy Giuffre recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "New York Blues" (Jimmy Giuffre) - 3:56
2. "Giuff" - 2:58
3. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:50
4. "Sonny Boy" (Ray Henderson, Buddy De Sylva, Lew Brown) - 3:57
5. "Down Country" (Stitt, Giuffre) - 6:57
6. "Singin' in the Rain" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 4:27
7. "Uptown" - 5:21
8. "Downtown" - 4:38
9. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 3:23
10. "Two for Timbucktu" (Giuffre) - 3:20

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jimmy Giuffre - tenor saxophone, arranger
• Lee Katzman, Jack Sheldon - trumpet
• Frank Rosolino - trombone
• Al Pollen - tuba
• Jimmy Rowles – piano
• Buddy Clark – bass
• Lawrence Marable - drums

References

1. Verve Records Catalog: 8300 series accessed December 8, 2015
2. Allmusic listing accessed December 8, 2015