Sonny Stitt - Boppin in Baltimore [2CD]

Elemental Music

£21.42

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: DDJD-009
Barcode: 8435395503621
Release Date: 12 May 2023
Genre: Jazz

 ‘Boppin’ In Baltimore: Live At The Left Bank’ is a previously unissued recording of saxophone master Sonny Stitt captured live at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, MD on November 11, 1973, for the Left Bank Jazz Society.
 Recorded by Left Bank founder Vernon Welsh, ‘Boppin’ In Baltimore’ is an official release in cooperation with the Sonny Stitt Estate and features an all-star rhythm section of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes.
 The two CD set includes an extensive booklet with rare photos by Christian Rose, Raymond Ross, Tom Copi, Burt Goldblatt and others, liner notes by acclaimed jazz critic Bob Blumenthal, and
interviews with Barron, Hayes and saxophone icon Charles McPherson, Muse Records founder and producer Don Schlitten, and an archival interview with Sonny Stitt himself from the early 1970s, conducted by Marc Vasey in Canada.

Tracklisting
Baltimore Blues
Loverman (Oh Where Can You Be?)
Star Eyes
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
A Different Blues
Stella By Starlight
Deuces Wild
The Theme