What's New!!! (subtitled Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label.[1] The album represents Stitt's first recorded use of the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[2]
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | June 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Roulette SR-25343 | |||
| Producer | Henry Glover | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
What's New!!! reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 in April 1967 and number 16 on the Jazz Albums chart.[4] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 2:20
- "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) - 3:55
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 6:06
- "Cocktails for Two" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 3:28
- "Georgia" (Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 4:11
- "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 2:10
- "Morgan's Song" - 2:31
- "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 2:05
- "Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:12
- "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:17
- "If I Didn't Care" (Jack Lawrence) - 4:50
- "The Beastly Blues" - 4:50
Personnel edit
- Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, varitone
- Joe Wilder, Eddie Preston - trumpet
- J. J. Johnson - trombone
- Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
- George Berg - baritone saxophone
- Billy Taylor, Ellis Larkins - piano
- Wild Bill Davis, Ernie Hayes - organ
- Mike Mainieri - vibraphone
- Les Spann - guitar
- Jan Arnet, George Duvivier - bass
- Walter Perkins - drums
References edit
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 1 accessed January 4, 2013
- ^ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
- ^ a b Sonny Stitt: What's New > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ Sonny Stitt: What's New > Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2013.