Sonny Stitt
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Early life
Edward Boatner was born in Boston, Massachusetts[1] and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. He had a musical background; his father, Edward Boatner, was a baritone singer, composer and college music professor, his brother was a classically trained pianist, and his mother was a piano teacher.[1] Boatner was soon adopted by another family, the Stitts, who gave him his new surname. He later began calling himself “Sonny”.
In 1943, Stitt first met Charlie Parker, and as he often later recalled, the two men found that their styles had an extraordinary similarity that was partly coincidental and not merely due to Stitt’s emulation. Stitt’s improvisations were more melodic/less dissonant than those of Parker. Stitt’s earliest recordings were made in 1945 with Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie. He had also played in some swing bands, though he mainly played in bop bands. Stitt was featured in Tiny Bradshaw’s big band in the early forties. Stitt replaced Charlie Parker in Dizzy Gillespie’s band in 1945.[2]
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SYL2Oh
A la droite de Blackbird !
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marfisu
creo que escuchar esto lo hace a uno muy feliz. Que buena música.menos mal que existe..
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WilliamStonier
Happy Birthday Stitt, your music will be remembered for an eternity
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WilliamStonier
Probably right up their as being my favourite saxophonist.
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Mr_Oldschool
From first listen, I can tell that this guy was completely devoted to his instrument. A master of his craft, that's for sure. So much music, so little time :] ...
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aristamair
Classic Sonny!!
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Druid66
Blow that sax, Lone Wolf!
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aupsjm
one day my prince has come
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morticiagurl
Smokin'!!!!
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kmullin
i dont see anything wrong with ‘quintessential saxophonist of the bebop idiom’. sounds type jazz liner note hyperbole.
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slimdrow
very soulful and melodic playing...
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zoborey
he has a perfect tone..addicted
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Wi11s0n
studio. it's fantastic
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menesquencia
good soils
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oseland
"quintessential saxophonist of the bebop idiom?" i hope that was written by someone for whom english is not a primary language, not by someone showing off their word of the day calendar. a hilariously bad sentence.
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gzerenia
If you ever get to hear "Where is Love" on the Goin' Down Slow album, it's one of his best recordings ever. Stitt is the man - I don't think any sax player has ever matched his raw technique even though sometimes his solos sometimes sound like his typical licks strung together. "Where is Love" is not one of those typical solos, though.
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Ism_Dvs
Tremendo y Cool e imaginativo, Genial. su versión de autumn in new york es excelente en su estilo Parkeriano.
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F00ly & c00ly...
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「ペン・オブ・クインシー」で知りましたが、もの悲しい音色？透き渡る音色が気に入ってます♪
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