Blue Devil Blues
Home Free Blues
Blue Prelude
Frankie And Johnny
Birth Of The Blues
Blues Offering
Hymnal Blues
Morning After Blues
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Blows The Blues
Published: 10 Oct 2011, 21:02
On Blows The Blues Sonny Reverts To The Blues This Time In A Simple Setting Composed Of 3 Musicians Who Like Sonny Are Essentially Products Of The Modern Jazz Scene. Professional Ratings
Allmusic 4/5 Stars Review By Ken Dryden Of Allmusic Sonny Stitt Led A Number Of Excellent Record Dates In 1959 Especially At The End Of The Year When He Produced Three LPs For Verve Over A Span Of Three Sessions With Pianist Lou Levy Bassist Leroy Vinnegar And Drummer Mel Lewis. Playing Alto Sax Throughout This Album Stitt Hardly Sounds Like A Charlie Parker Clone Something That Unfortunately Was A Frequent Claim By Tin-Eared Critics Throughout A Fair Portion Of His Career. The Music Includes Several Potent Originals Especially “Hymnal Blues” And The Slow Powerful “Morning After Blues.” Even An Old Warhorse Like “Frankie And Johnnie” Which Actually Dates Back To The Early 1800s According To Liner Note Writer Leonard Feather Sounds Fresh In The Quartet’s Hands With Great Solos By Stitt Levy And Vinnegar. Track Listing 01. “Blue Devil Blues” Sonny Stitt – 4 25
02. “Home Free Blues” Sonny Stitt – 4 22
03. “Blue Prelude” Joe Bishop Gordon Jenkins – 3 05
04. “Frankie And Johnny” Traditional – 5 27
05. “Birth Of The Blues” Lew Brown B.G. DeSylva Ray Henderson – 5 52
06. “A Blues Offering” Sonny Stitt – 4 03
07. “Hymnal Blues” Sonny Stitt – 6 05
08. “Morning After Blues” Sonny Stitt – 3 01 Released 1960
Recorded December 21-22 1959 In Los Angeles CA
Genre Jazz
Length 36 20
Label Classic Records / Verve
Reissue Producers Michael Hobson Ying Tan Personnel * Sonny Stitt – Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone
* Lou Levy – Piano
* Leroy Vinnegar – Bass
* Mel Lewis – Drums