Stitt, Sonny - Blows The Blues

Though some critics foolishly tried to label Sonny Stitt as a Charlie Parker clone, he certainly kept them quiet on this 1959 date. Stitt’s originals, like the slow and powerful “Morning After Blues,” come off sounding fresh as executed by this quartet of Lou Levy, Mel Lewis and Leroy Vinnegar. Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracks:
1    Blue Devil Blues
2    Home Free Blues
3    Blue Prelude
4    Frankie And Johnny
5    Birth Of The Blues
6    Blues Offering
7    Hymnal Blues
8    Morning After Blues