Between 1949 and 1952, saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded close to 70 sides for Prestige as a leader and sideman. Excluding Charlie Parker, Lester Young and James Moody, it's hard to think of too many other artists during this period who produced as much exciting and consistently dynamic material for a single label. Later, in the 12-inch LP era, Miles Dav…
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