Sonny Stitt
JazzEdward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), was an American jazz saxophonist of... more
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Sonny Side Up
Jazz - 1959
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Essential Albums
Albums
The Bubba’s Sessions (Delux...
Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hak...
Plays Duke Ellington
Legends of the Saxophone
It's Magic
Back to My Own Home Town (T...
No Greater Love
The Boss Men
God Bless Jug and Sonny
Sonny's Blues
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Sonny Rollins
Hank Mobley
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Joe Henderson
Cannonball Adderley Quintet
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About Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the most well-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, in reference to his relentless touring and devotion to jazz. Early life Edward Boatner was born in Boston, Massachusetts[1] and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. Read more on Last.fmSource: Last.fm