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Thursday, November 1, 2018

I Keep Comin' Back! - Sony Stitt

I'll Wait For You
I Keep Comin' Back!
Sonny Stitt
On The Baritone
Produced by Henry Glover
Cover Photo: Lee Tanner
Roulette Records SR 25346
1967

Personnel

Sonny Stitt - Varitone
George Berg - Baritone Saxophone
Jerry Dodigion, Hank Freeman - Saxophone
Seldon Powell - Tenor Saxophone
Urbie Green, Richard Harris - Trombone
Joe Newman, Clark Terry - Trumpet and Fluegal Horn
Milt Hinton - Bass
Ellis Larkins - Piano
Mike Mainieri - Vibes
Walter Perkins - Drums
Les Spann - Guitar

From the back cover: Once in a while, a fresh new wind blows across the jazz landscape with an excitement that is as fantastic as it is rare. The response to Sonny Stitt's first varitone sax album has been nothing short of phenomenal. Down Beat magazine devoted a special issue to "The Electrified Sonny Stitt", the album hit the best-selling chart, and jazz fans all across the country wrote in to say "I Keep Comin' Back" to that sound!

From Billboard - February 4, 1967: He's got the fans; they'll snap this up. Jazz versions of "Sunrise, Sunset" and "I Will Wait For You" should carry the sales impetus. Stitt is backed by a full band here.

I Keep Coming Back For More
Manhattan Fever
I Will Wait For You
Lullabye Of Birdland
Swinger Shepherd Blues
Quintessence
Sunrise, Sunset
Maybe
Yellow Rose Of Texas

1 comment:

  1. Wow. Looks like he actually has a cigarette in his hand WHILE he is playing (or at least while being photographed).

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