Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album)

Kaleidoscope is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded in 1950-52 and released on the Prestige label in 1957.[4] The 1991 CD reissue added four bonus tracks to the original LP.

Kaleidoscope
Compilation album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1957
RecordedFebruary 17 and December 15, 1950, January 31 and February 1, 1951 and February 25, 1952
New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:26
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7077
ProducerBob Weinstock
Sonny Stitt chronology
Stitt's Bits
(1950)		 Kaleidoscope
(1957)		 Jazz at the Hi-Hat
(1954)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Deftly handling the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, bebop giant Sonny Stitt is heard to perfection here on a variety of early-'50s dates. Stitt not only shows off his patented speed throughout, but he goes a long way in dispelling criticisms of him being all fire and no grace".[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt and Bill Massey except as indicated

  1. "Stitt's It" - 2:35
  2. "Cool Mambo" - 2:40
  3. "Blue Mambo" - 2:25
  4. "Sonny Sounds" - 2:29
  5. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) - 3:02
  6. "Later" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:00
  7. "P.S. I Love You" (Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Mercer) - 3:00
  8. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 2:47
  9. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:24
  10. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 2:33
  11. "Can't We Be Friends" (Paul James, Kay Swift) - 2:41
  12. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 2:45
  13. "To Think You've Chosen Me" (Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  14. "After You've Gone" (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
  15. "Our Very Own" (Jack Elliott, Victor Young) - 3:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
  16. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded in New York City on February 17, 1950 (tracks 5 & 6), October 8, 1950 (tracks 13-16), December 15, 1950 (tracks 9 & 10), January 31, 1951 (tracks 11 & 12), February 1, 1951 (tracks 7 & 8) and February 25, 1952 (tracks 1-4)

Personnel

References
  1. Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 20, 2012
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1345. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Prestige Records discography accessed December 20, 2012
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