Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge

Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge is a live album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in Chicago in 1961 and released on the Argo label.[2]

Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
Live album by
Released1961
RecordedJune 1961
McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge, Chicago, Illinois
GenreJazz
Length42:36
LabelArgo
LP 683
ProducerJack Tracy
Sonny Stitt chronology
The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt
(1961)
Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge
(1961)
Dig Him!
(1961)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception edit

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Their renditions of a few standards and some riffing blues are spirited if not all that essential".[1]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "McKie's" - 9:38
  2. "It All Depends on You" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) - 5:58
  3. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:55
  4. "Jay Tee" - 6:21
  5. "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:43
  6. "Free Chicken" - 10:01

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 24, 2012
  2. ^ Edwards, D and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed December 24, 2012