Sonny Stitt - Mellow (1975) [Complete LP]

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Sonny Stitt (1924-1982) was one of leading sax players of his day. He released this album in 1975 on Muse Records, which is no longer in business but in 1975 was based at 160 W. 71st Street, NYC.

The Muse Records catalogue number for this album was MR 5067. It has been deleted from the catalogues and does not appear to be available on CD, mp3 or streaming.

Audio here taken from a 1975 US pressing of the original Muse Records vinyl LP.

Track List:

1. A Sailboat In The Moonlight 0:00
2. If You Could See Me Now 6:42
3. A Cute One 11:39
4. I Should Care 19:24
5. Soon 25:06
6. How High The Moon 28:49

Credits:

Sonny Stitt - tenor and alto saxophone
Jimmy Heath - tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
Barry Harris - piano
Richard Davis - bass
Roy Haynes - drums

Producer - Gary Giddins
Recording Engineer - Eddie Korvin (Blue Rock Studio)
Recorded in New York City on 14 February 1975

Here are links to some more information on Sonny Stitt and Muse Records:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/...

http://www.sonnystitt.com/

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sonny...

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sonny...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_S...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muse_Re...

https://www.discogs.com/label/33994-M...

https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com...