Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge

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Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
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Live album by Sonny Stitt
Released 1961
Recorded June 1961
McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Jazz
Length 42:36
Label Argo
LP 683
Producer Jack Tracy
Sonny Stitt chronology
The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt
(1961)The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt1961
Sonny Sitt at the D. J. Lounge
(1961)
Dig Him!
(1961)Dig Him!1961
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge is a live album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Argo label.[2]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Their renditions of a few standards and some riffing blues are spirited if not all that essential".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "McKie's" - 9:38
  2. "It All Depends on You" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:58
  3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:55
  4. "Jay Tee" - 6:21
  5. "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:43
  6. "Free Chicken" - 10:01

Personnel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 24, 2012
  2. Edwards, D and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed December 24, 2012