The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt

The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedMarch 6 & 7, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVerve
V/V6 8451
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Side Up
(1960)
The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt
(1961)
Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Down Beat[2]

The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt performing with Ralph Burns' orchestra recorded in 1961 and released on the Verve label.[3]

Reception

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The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 3:21
  2. "Back to My Home Town" - 3:16
  3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 3:37
  4. "I Never Felt That Way" - 3:08
  5. "World Really Isn't" - 2:55
  6. "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) - 3:18
  7. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:48
  8. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 3:08
  9. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 3:31
  10. "Talk to Me" (Stanley Kahan, Eddie Snyder, Rudy Vallée) - 3:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed January 7, 2013
  2. ^ Down Beat: May 24, 1962 vol. 29, no. 11
  3. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed November 26, 2015