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Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio 
Summary
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio is a 1959 album by Sonny Stitt, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio.[1]
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | May 18, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:04 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Reception edit
The Penguin Guide to Jazz rated the album three and a half stars out of four and wrote of the session, "they intermingle their respective many-noted approaches as plausibly as if this were a regular band (in fact, they never recorded together again)."[2] The Allmusic review written by Scott Yanow rated the album four and a half stars out of five.[1]
Track listing edit
- "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 4:05
- "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) – 3:59
- "The Gypsy" (Billy Reid) – 3:25
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 4:41
- "Scrapple from the Apple" (Parker) – 4:20
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten) – 7:09
- "Blues for Pres, Sweets, Ben and All the Other Funky Ones" (Sonny Stitt) – 6:04
- "Easy Does It" (Sy Oliver, Trummy Young) – 5:21
Personnel edit
Performance edit
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone (tracks 1-5), tenor saxophone (tracks 6-8)
- Oscar Peterson Trio
References edit
- ^ a b c Allmusic review
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (6th Ed.) Penguin Books. ISBN 9780140515213