Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year when he produced three LPs for Verve over a span of three sessions with pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis. Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career. The music includes several potent originals, especially “Hymnal Blues” and the slow, powerful “Morning After Blues.” (via Acoustic Sounds)

Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes
180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings
Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets
Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds

Label:Verve Records / UMe
Series: Acoustic Sounds Series
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g, Gatefold
Country: Worldwide
Reissued: 2024 / Original Release: 1960
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop

File under: Audiophile Jazz