The Verve Years (1956-57)

~ Release by Sonny Stitt (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Know That You Know
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1956-09-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-14)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1956-09-14)
instrumental recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans) (on 1956-09-14)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
4:30
2Moten Swing
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-05-18)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-05-18)
recording of:
Moten Swing (on 1959-05-18)
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
7:11
3Try a Little Tenderness
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1961-03)
instrumental recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness (in 1961-03)
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
3:23
412th Street Rag
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1956-09-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-14)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1956-09-14)
recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1956-09-14)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
3:35
5New York Blues
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-02-16)
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1959-02-16)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1959-02-16)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1959-02-16)
trumpet:
Lee Katzman (on 1959-02-16) and Jack Sheldon (on 1959-02-16)
tuba:
Al Pollen (on 1959-02-16)
3:58
6Scrapple From the Apple
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1959-05-18)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen (on 1959-05-18)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1959-05-18)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-05-18)
recording of:
Scrapple From the Apple (on 1959-05-18)
composer:
Charlie Parker (a.k.a. “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
translator:
Harrie Geelen
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:20
7Down Home Blues
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1956-09-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-14)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1956-09-14)
5:14
8Back to My Home Town
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (in 1961-03)
3:19
9Tune Up
double bass:
George Morrow (on 1959-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Lenny McBrowne (US jazz drummer) (on 1959-02-09)
piano:
Amos Trice (on 1959-02-09)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-02-09)
recording of:
Tune Up (on 1959-02-09)
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
4:08
10Autumn in New York
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-05-12)
double bass:
Edgar Willis (bass) (on 1959-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Dennis (on 1959-05-12)
piano:
Bobby Timmons (on 1959-05-12)
instrumental recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (on 1959-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
2:21
11Two for Timbucktu
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1959-02-16)
double bass:
Buddy Clark (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-02-16)
drums (drum set):
Lawrence Marable (on 1959-02-16)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1959-02-16)
trombone:
Frank Rosolino (on 1959-02-16)
trumpet:
Lee Katzman (on 1959-02-16) and Jack Sheldon (on 1959-02-16)
tuba:
Al Pollen (on 1959-02-16)
3:25
12Blues for Bags
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1957-10-11)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-11)
drums (drum set):
Stan Levey (on 1957-10-11)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-11)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-11)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1957-10-11)
10:41
13Body and Soul
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1956-09-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-14)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1956-09-14)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1956-09-14)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:33
14After You've Gone
alto saxophone:
Sonny Stitt (on 1956-09-14)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-09-14)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-09-14)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1956-09-14)
instrumental recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1956-09-14)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:46