The Chronological Classics: Sonny Stitt 1946–1950

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Tracklist

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1Be Bop in Pastel (Bouncing with Bud)
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-08-23)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1946-08-23)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-08-23)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-08-23)
recording of:
Bouncing With Bud (on 1946-08-23)
composer:
Bud Powell
Sonny Stitt2:58
2Fools Fancy (Wail)
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-08-23)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1946-08-23)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-08-23)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-08-23)
Sonny Stitt2:35
3Bombay
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-08-23)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1946-08-23)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-08-23)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-08-23)
Sonny Stitt2:55
4Ray’s Idea
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-08-23)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Wallace Bishop (on 1946-08-23)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-08-23)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-08-23)
recording of:
Ray's Idea (on 1946-08-23)
composer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Walter “Gil” Fuller (jazz composer & arranger)
The Be‐Bop Boys2:47
5Serenade to a Square
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-09-04)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-09-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-09-04)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-09-04)
Sonny Stitt and His Be‐Bop Boys2:35
6Good Kick
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-09-04)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-09-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-09-04)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-09-04)
The Be‐Bop Boys2:39
7Seven‐Up
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-09-04)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-09-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-09-04)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-09-04)
Sonny Stitt Quintette2:30
8Blues in Be‐Bop
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1946-09-04)
double bass:
Al Hall (on 1946-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1946-09-04)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1946-09-04)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1946-09-04)
Sonny Stitt’s All Stars2:45
9Stardust
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Glover (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Bill Davis (piano) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Willie Wells (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (in 1948-06)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Lord Nelson & His Boppers2:18
10Red Shoes
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Glover (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Bill Davis (piano) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Willie Wells (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:21
11Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Glover (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Bill Davis (piano) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Willie Wells (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (in 1948-06)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:23
12Ratio and Proportion
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Jimmy Glover (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Bill Davis (piano) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Willie Wells (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
Lord Nelson & His Boppers2:16
13Royal Wedding
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Russell Jacquet (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:26
14Be Bop Blues
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Russell Jacquet (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:14
15Fine and Dandy
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Russell Jacquet (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
instrumental recording of:
Fine and Dandy (in 1948-06)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:22
16Third Song
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1948-06)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1948-06)
drums (drum set):
Dave Heard (in 1948-06)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1948-06)
trumpet:
Russell Jacquet (in 1948-06)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (in 1948-06)
Milt Jackson & Sonny Stitt2:18
17All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-12-11)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1949-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1949-12-11)
instrumental recording of:
All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm (on 1949-12-11)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Jurmann and Bronisław Kaper
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet3:00
18Sonnyside
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-12-11)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1949-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1949-12-11)
recording of:
Sonnyside (on 1949-12-11)
composer:
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet2:23
19Bud’s Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-12-11)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1949-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1949-12-11)
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet2:35
20Sunset
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-12-11)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1949-12-11)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1949-12-11)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1949-12-11)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1949-12-11)
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet3:47
21Strike Up the Band
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-01-26)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-01-26)
instrumental recording of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song) (on 1950-01-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway Musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet2:57
22I Want to Be Happy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-01-26)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-01-26)
instrumental recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (on 1950-01-26)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Irving Caesar and Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet3:12
23Taking a Chance on Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-01-26)
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-01-26)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-01-26)
instrumental recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1950-01-26)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet2:35
24Fine and Dandy
double bass:
Curley Russell (on 1950-01-26)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1950-01-26)
piano:
Bud Powell (on 1950-01-26)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1950-01-26)
instrumental recording of:
Fine and Dandy (on 1950-01-26)
lyricist:
Paul James (Lyricist, aka James Warburg)
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Quartet2:40

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1174) (order: 683)