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Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, in reference to his relentless touring and devotion to jazz.
Edward Boatner, Jr. was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. He had a musical background; his father, Edward Boatner, was a baritone singer, composer and college music professor, his brother was a classically trained pianist, and his mother was a piano teacher.
Sonny was given up for adoption in 1924 by his father. No one seems to know why Boatner gave his son away, but the child was adopted by the Stitts family, who raised him in Saginaw, Michigan. He later began calling himself "Sonny". While in high school in Saginaw, Stitt played in the Len Francke Band, a local popular swing band.
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists, and played thousands of concerts worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
Peterson was born to immigrants from the West Indies; his father worked as a porter for Canadian Pacific Railway. Peterson grew up in the neighbourhood of Little Burgundy in Montreal, Quebec. It was in this predominantly black neighbourhood that he found himself surrounded by the jazz culture that flourished in the early 20th century. At the age of five, Peterson began honing his skills with the trumpet and piano. However, a bout of tuberculosis when he was seven prevented him from playing the trumpet again, and so he directed all his attention to the piano. His father, Daniel Peterson, an amateur trumpeter and pianist, was one of his first music teachers, and his sister Daisy taught young Oscar classical piano. Young Oscar was persistent at practicing scales and classical études daily, and thanks to such arduous practice he developed his virtuosity.
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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡᵻˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.
AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated [...] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time."
Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. A number of his compositions, including "St. Thomas", "Oleo", "Doxy", "Pent-Up House", and "Airegin", have become jazz standards.
Rollins was born in New York City to parents from the United States Virgin Islands. The youngest of three siblings, he grew up in central Harlem and on Sugar Hill, Harlem, receiving his first alto saxophone at the age of seven or eight. He attended Edward W. Stitt Junior High School and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in East Harlem. He has said that a concert by Frank Sinatra at his high school, accompanied by a plea for racial harmony, changed his life. Rollins started as a pianist, changed to alto saxophone, and finally switched to tenor in 1946. During his high school years, he played in a band with other future jazz legends Jackie McLean, Kenny Drew and Art Taylor.
Oscar Peterson - Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio .1959 . ( Full Album) Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Oscar Peterson – piano Ray Brown – double bass Ed Thigpen - drums 1.I Can't Give You Anything But Love – 4:05 2.Au Privave – 3:59 3.The Gypsy – 3:25 4.I'll Remember April – 4:41 5.Scrapple from the Apple – 4:20 6.Moten Swing – 7:09 7.Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben and All the Other Funky Ones – 6:04 8.Easy Does It – 5:21 Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship,and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favo...
Impulse A-43 stereo. Sonny Stitt. Now! Nice gatefold cover.
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"Lover Man" writtten by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman. Sonny Stitt Alto Sax, Walter Bishop Piano. Tommy Potter Bass, Kenny Clarke Drums. This clip was uploaded in accordance with the fair use clause for educational purposes only.
Tracklisting: 1- Red Sails in the Sunset 2- But Not For Me 3- A Pair of Red Pants 4- We'll Be Together Again 5- A Mess 6- New Blues Up And Down 7- My Foolish Heart 8- Water Jug 9- Autumn Leaves 10- Time on My Hands Personnel: Gene Ammons: Tenor saxophone Sonny Stitt: Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone John Houston: Piano Buster Williams: Bass George Brown: Drums
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt - Awesome Moments of Music. Released 2015-02-01 on dinner for two 1. 00:00:00 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Walkin' 2. 00:05:19 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Long Ago (And Far Away) 3. 00:11:34 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt John Brown's Body 4. 00:18:54 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Bye Bye Blackbird 5. 00:28:51 Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt Why Was I Born? © 2014 AMM ℗ 2014 AMM . This is officially licensed content, not a copyright infringement. If you should have any objections, please get in touch with finetunes first.
Sonny Stitt - Alto Sax Hank Jones - Piano Freddie Greene - Guitar Wendell Marshall - Bass "Shadow" Wilson - Drums
Sonny Side Up is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, and the tenor saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins, recorded in December 1957 in New York City. It was released the following year on producer Norman Granz' just launched Verve label. Pianist Ray Bryant, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Charlie Persip provide the rhythm section. Source: Wikipedia
In this week's Lesson of the Week, Thunder talks about and demonstrates "Sonny Stitt articulation." He also talks about why a teacher shouldn't always teach the way that they learned.
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- personnel - Sonny Stitt (ts) - skip:①0:00 ②2:20 Sal Salvador (g) - skip:③0:40 Gildo Mahones (p) Martin Rivera (b) Louis Hayes (ds) Composed by Sonny Stitt. Next... ♪ Sweet Georgia Brown~Tea for two / Anita O'day http://youtu.be/hmQYUmJOswQ Recorded: live at " Newport Jazz Festival ", RI, July 6, 1958. Comparson: ♪ The Blues Walk (alt.#5) / Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNSXSR0ebxM
Buy on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id596758646 Taken from Miles Davis « Live in Paris (feat. Sonny Stitt), Vol. 2 » Extrait de Miles Davis « Live in Paris (feat. Sonny Stitt), Vol. 2 » Production: | Body & Soul *** Plus d'infos sur Body & Soul / More info on Body & Soul Suivre sur Soundcloud / Follow on Soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/michel-brilli
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Recorded 1954: Sonny Stitt (baritone,tenor,alto saxophones) Dean Earle (piano) Bernie Griggs (bass) Marquis Foster (drums). Tri-Horn Blooz
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Loose Walk/Blues Walk (Live in Holland 1964)/Sonny Stitt. Dexter Gordon's Solo. Transcribed by Carles Margarit You can purchase and download the transcription in Concert Key/Bb/Eb here: http://carles-margarit.com/producte/blues-walk-dexter-gordons-transcription-2/?lang=en
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Videocover of Dizzy Gillespie's Remastered Album: Sonny Side Up. Remastered 2016
MUSICANS SONNY STITT - ALTO & TENOR SAX BENNIE GREEN - TROMBONE BOBBY BUSTER - ORGAN JOE DIORIO - GUITAR DOREL ANDERSON - DRUMS SONGS 1. FLAME AND FROST 2. LET'S PLAY CHESS 3. DOUBLE DIP 4. OUR DAY WILL COME 5. MY MAIN MAN 6. THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES 7. BROILIN' RECORDED CHICAGO 1964
http://www.rufusreid.com Bassist/Composer/Educator Rufus Reid remembers two of his favorite saxophone players from his days in Chicago.
Also see http://batgap.com/rick-laird/ Richard Quentin 'Rick' Laird is a jazz musician, born on 5 February 1941. He is a bass player best known for his place in The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Laird was born in Dublin, Ireland. He played music from a young age and enrolled for guitar and piano lessons. He started playing jazz after moving to New Zealand at the age of 16 with his father. He played guitar in jam bands in New Zealand before buying an upright bass. After extensive touring in New Zealand he moved to Sydney, Australia where he played with many top jazz musicians including Don Burrows. He moved to England in 1962 and became house bassist at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London, playing with many greats including the guitarist Wes Montgomery and Sonny Stitt. From 1963-4 Laird then at L...
Sonny Stitt recorded extensively throughout his career, so frequently that he often could not remember his sessions a year later. This informal session, cut in Chicago in 1958, is one that Stitt apparently forgot about, which is why the personnel (probably a local rhythm section that might include pianist Barry Harris) has never been definitely identified. DISCLAIMER: All music, lyrics, videos and photos, remain copyright of their respective owners. No infringement intended. Used for the Artist's promotional purposes only. If you like this recording, I strongly recommend you buying the record.
Boss Tenors (subtitled Straight Ahead from Chicago August 1961) is an album by saxophonists Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and originally released on the Verve label. Personnel: Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone John Houston - piano Buster Williams - bass George Brown - drums Track listing: 1 "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 6:30 2 "The One Before This" (Gene Ammons) - 7:09 3 "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) - 6:32 4 "Blues Up and Down" (Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt) - 8:47 5 "Counter Clockwise" (Sonny Stitt) - 9:38 Is not my intention to infringe Copyright.
I was a student at Rutgers/Livingston when Saxophone master Sonny Stitt came for 4 days of clinics and he finished things up with a concert. Sonny blew us completely away one afternoon with both horns and just piano accompaniment by Kenny Barron. Here is Sonny on Alto Sax playing "Just Friends"
“Thank You”
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Life On Hold (2011)
Thank you for being my rock, thank you for picking me up. Its not easy
being tough but some how you manage to pull it off and I just wanted you to
know I’m thankful.
Thank you for being my friend for holding my hand as the walls come closing
in. Thank you for being so strong you write all my wrongs, you’ve always
helped me along.
Thank you for healing my scares, thank you for who you are. I saw your
wings from the start, my guarding angel to mend my heart. You reassure me
that its worth it, and for that I say.
Thank you for being my friend for holding my hand as the walls come closing
in. Thank you for being so strong you write all my wrongs, you’ve always
helped me along.
You were always there when I fall, you saved my life when times were so
critical, there is nothing that I could say to repay for all that you do.
Thank you for being my friend for holding my hand as the walls come closing
in. Thank you for being so strong, you write all my wrongs, you’ve always
helped me along.
I’ve learned so much from this scar tissues, hard days and nights left wide
open rooms and no one gets me just like you do, you give me reason and for