Stitt Plays Bird

Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt Quartet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2010)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002I5H
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,267 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Now's the Time

2. My Little Suede Shoes

3. Parker's Mood

4. Constellation

5. Au Privave

6. Hootie Blues

7. Confirmation

8. Koko

9. Yardbird Suite

10. Scrapple from the Apple

11. Ornithology

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stitt Knows Bird, September 7, 2006

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stitt Plays Bird (Audio CD)

With the domestic version of "Stitt Plays Bird" currently out-of-print, it is nice to see that an import version is available. Along with "Sonny Side Up," "Salt and Pepper" and "With The Oscar Peterson Trio," this is Sonny Stitt's finest recording. "Plays Bird" finds Stitt playing with the stellar band of Jim Hall on guitar, John Lewis on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Connie Kay on drums. While all these musicians are in top form, it is Hall's interplay with Stitt that truly distinguishes this CD. The album's best Parker renditions are "Confirmation," "Scrapple From The Apple" and "Ornithology." Additonally, the disc features two bonus selections, "Now's The Time" and "Yardbird Suite," not included on the original record. One last thing, when you buy this make sure you don't mistake it with "Coltrane's Sound" as they have remarkably similar cover paintings by artist Marvin Israel.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stitt Knows Bird, September 7, 2000

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stitt Plays Bird (Audio CD)

Since the other review of "Stitt Plays Bird" provides no pertinent information as to the contents of this fine album, I thought I would be of assistance. This album, along with "Sonny Side Up," "Salt and Pepper" and the recently deleted "With The Oscar Peterson Trio," are Sonny Stitt's finest recordings. "Plays Bird" finds Stitt playing with the stellar band of Jim Hall on guitar, John Lewis on piano, Richard Davis on bass, and Connie Kay on drums. While all these musicians are in top form, it is Hall's interplay with Stitt that truly distinguishes this CD. The album's best Parker renditions are "Confirmation," "Scrapple From The Apple" and "Ornithology." Additonally, the disc features two bonus selections, "Now's The Time" and "Yardbird Suite," not included on the original record. One last thing, when you go buy this make sure you don't mistake it with "Coltrane's Sound" as they have remarkably similar cover paintings by artist Marvin Israel.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive, February 8, 2003

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Sparky (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stitt Plays Bird (Audio CD)

Frankly, for an artist who was considered derivative of Bird, this was a bold statement. Sonny's work on "Stitt Plays Bird" is every bit as virtuosic as Charlie Parker himself. The playing on Constellation (my favorite track) is outrageously fast and inventive--so fast and furious that there are times when the tone splits and goes off into oblivion, but the listener doesn't care because Sonny has already started a new line. This may be the most energizing CD of all time. Every chart on this album, including the previously unreleased charts, are strong. So strong in fact, that it caused me to lament the fact that I did not take Stitt seriously enough when he was alive. He was every bit as talented as Adderly or Parker. This album should be one of a treasury of Sonny Stitt CDs in your library.