STITT! As quiet as it kept, this was a AMERICAN JAZZ MASTER! Original! Prolific recording artist for over 30 years, up until his death, ALL GOOD! Every bit of Stitt! ...Peace.
Yeah me too, I drink to forget! Lady Stitt is outstanding as usual! I am reminded that Mingus wrote "If Bird was a Gunslinger" (There would be lots of dead Copy Cats Reed Players!) <3 ;-)
It was the best of times irrespective of the actual time. It was the time of my life. Time to make time, on time, your time, my time. Now is the time as Bird said!
Sonny Stitt had his own style was playing that way and had never heard of Bird at the time. Even Bird told Sonny after first hearing him on alto saxophone you sound like me.
Thank you for this gem of a record ! Thats a top notch rhytm section, but what really astounds me is the way Shadow Wilson makes the whole band swing so hard just with his ride cymbal !!! Sonny aint bad either.