Album US 1960 on Verve Records label
Jazz (Post-Bop)
Black label with silver print, "T" logo, and "Long Playing Microgroove" at bottom. No mention of MGM. Deep groove. Made In U.S.A. Cat# Variations on release: - Spine, Rear Cover & Center Label: MG V-8374 - Front Cover (bottom left) : MG V 8374 Published by: A1, A2, B2, B3, B4: Vivid Publishing Co. Inc. - ASCAP A2: World Music, Inc. - ASCAP A4: P.D. B1: Harms, Inc. - ASCAP
Sonny Stitt as, ts, 1924-1982 US alto saxophone, album by, written by | |
Leroy Vinnegar b, 1928-1999 US bass | |
Mel Lewis dr, 1929-1990 US drums | |
Lou Levy p, 1928-2001 US piano |
Merle Shore art direction |
Leonard Feather liner notes |
Phil Stern photography by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Blue Devil Blues | Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | |
2 | Home Free Blues | Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | |
3 | Blue Prelude | Sonny Stitt | Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop | |
4 | Frankie And Johnny | Sonny Stitt | Public Domain | |
5 | Birth Of The Blues | Sonny Stitt | DeSylva, Brown and Henderson | |
6 | A Blues Offering | Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | |
7 | Hymnal Blues | Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt | |
8 | Morning After Blues | Sonny Stitt | Sonny Stitt |