Parallel-a-Stitt

Parallel-a-Stitt
Studio album by
Released1967
Recorded1967
GenreJazz
LabelsRoulette
SR-25354
ProducerHenry Glover
Sonny Stitt chronology
Deuces Wild
(1966)
Parallel-a-Stitt
(1967)
Made for Each Other
(1968)

Parallel-a-Stitt (subtitled Sonny Stitt on the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1967 and released on the Roulette label. The album represents Stitt's third featuring the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Hello George" - 3:25
  2. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington) - 5:02
  3. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) - 4:27
  4. "Because It's Love" - 2:35
  5. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 4:40
  6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:18
  7. "Chinatown My Chinatown" (William Jerome, Jean Schwartz) - 3:45
  8. "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) - 2:09
  9. "Laura" (David Raksin, Mercer) - 2:45

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 1 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine accessed January 4, 2013
  2. ↑ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review, accessed January 8, 2012