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Backgrounder: 'Sonny Stitt Plays'

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Marc Myers
Aug 22, 2022
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Some of the finest blowing by saxophonist Sonny Stitt can be found on Roost Records. Several years back, Mosaic released a box set of Stitt's complete Roost recordings, and it's still one of my favorites by the esteemed label. Among the albums in that box was Sonny Stitt Plays. Recorded in December 1955, the album featured Sonny Stitt on alto and tenor …

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