Stitt Plays Bird

by Sonny Stitt

Stitt Plays Bird cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: July 1964
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:38
  • Community rating: 3.91/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Stitt Plays Bird' pays direct tribute to Charlie Parker, whose bebop language had long been associated with Sonny Stitt's own saxophone style. The album frames Stitt's technical fluency and melodic control through material connected to Parker's legacy.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, melodic, instrumental, rhythmic, technical, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Now's the Time (3:16)
  2. My Little Suede Shoes (3:03)
  3. Parker's Mood (4:18)
  4. Constellation (3:15)
  5. Au Privave (2:39)
  6. Hootie Blues (6:23)
  7. Confirmation (4:34)
  8. Ko-Ko (4:52)
  9. Yardbird Suite (4:49)
  10. Scrapple from the Apple (3:46)
  11. Ornithology (3:38)

Credits

  • Sonny Stitt - primary artist, alto saxophone
  • Richard Davis - bass
  • Connie Kay - drums
  • Jim Hall - guitar
  • John Lewis - piano, supervised by
  • Ahmet Ertegun - supervised by
  • Arif Mardin - supervised by
  • Benny Harris - written-by

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