Soul Jazz from the fifties
Today THE SOUL OF SONNY STITT, the first episode of a three-part series on tenor and alto saxophonist Sonny Stitt. In the sixties, the prolific bop giant regularly played soul and organ jazz. Today, we feature sessions with Eddie Buster, Brother Jack McDuff, Charles Kynard, Gene Ammons and Bunky Green.
Souls Valley (Sonny Stitt And The Top Brass, Atlantic 1962)
Jay Tee (At The D.J. Lounge, Argo 1961)
The New Up And Down (Dig Him, Argo 1961)
Shuffle Twist (Soul Summitl, Prestige 1962)
Sunday (Soul Shack, Prestige 1963)
My Mother’s Eyes (My Mother’s Eyes, Pacific Jazz 1963)
If I Had You (Broadway Soul, Colpix 1965)
Sneakin’ Up On You (Soul In The Night, Cadet 1966)
Big Bad Henry (Satan, Cadet 1974)