The Battle of Birdland
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| Live album by Sonny Stitt and Eddie Davis | |||||
| Released | 1955 | ||||
| Recorded | 1954 Birdland, New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Label | Roost RLP/RST 1203 |
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The Battle of Birdland (also released as Tenor Battle at Birdland and Jaws N' Stitt at Birdland) is a live album by saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Eddie Davis recorded at Birdland in New York City in 1954 and originally released on the Roost label.[1]
Reception
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Scott Yanow, in his review for Allmusic, calls the album "a spirited and typically competitive jam session".[2] The All About Jazz review stated "both tenormen were in the prime of their great careers at this stage and the music is wonderful... this recording is a particularily rare and memorable item indeed".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Jaws" (Eddie Davis) - 9:55
- "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 7:21
- "Marchin'" - 8:45
- "S.O.S." - 7:50
- "Whoops!" 8:17 additional track on CD release
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 8:23 additional track on CD release
- "Rollercoaster" - 9:06 additional track on CD release
- "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 7:51 additional track on CD release
Personnel
- Eddie Davis, Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone
- Harry "Doc" Bagby - organ
- Charlie Rice - drums
References
- ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M.Royal Roost/Roost Album Discography accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ Patten, D. R. Sonny Stitt and Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Tenor Battle at Birdland, May 1, 2001.
