Sonny Stitt - Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (1981) 320 kbps+CD Rip

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Title: Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: 32 Jazz [32051]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 65:36
Total Size: 472 MB(+3%) | 155 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

1. Dig Dr. Woody
2. Star Eyes
3. Everything Happens To Me
4. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
5. Ballad Medley
- How Deep Is The Ocean
- Smoke Gets In Your
- My Foolish Heart
- Over The Rainbow
- Serenade In Blue
6. Solo Excerpt
7. Lover Man
8. Laura
9. Wee
10. Outro
Sonny Stitt - Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (1981) 320 kbps+CD Rip

personnel :

Sonny Stitt - alto, tenor sax
Richie Cole - alto sax
John Handy - tenor, alto sax
Cedar Walton - piano
Herbie Lewis - bass
Billy Higgins - drums
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes

Although Joel Dorn's 32 Jazz label mostly concentrates on repackaging reissues from the Muse catalog, there have been some important discoveries. This 1997 CD has a previously unreleased Sonny Stitt club appearance that took place in San Francisco's Keystone Korner in September 1981. It is a special all-star concert in which Stitt splits his time between tenor and alto and is joined by pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Herbie Lewis, drummer Billy Higgins, and (on a few numbers) vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, altoist Richie Cole, and John Handy on alto and tenor. Stitt, a master of the bebop vocabulary, was not an innovator, but he was a fiery competitor who could blow most musicians off the stand when he chose to. In this case, he had a lot of respect for Cole and Handy, but still played at his best, just in case. The CD is mostly a showcase for the leader, who is well featured on the ad lib "Dig Dr. Woody," "Everything Happens to Me," and "Laura." Other than a five-song ballad medley that features each of the saxophonists plus Walton and Hutcherson, not that much is heard from Handy, while Cole (who gets in a few good licks) is generally overshadowed by Stitt. Other highlights include lengthy renditions of "Lover Man" and "Wee." Sonny Stitt recorded scores and scores of bop-oriented sessions throughout his productive career, but his fans will still be happy that 32 Jazz has added such a strong date to his discography. Recommended.~Scott Yanow