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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Night Letter
| name = Night Letter
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Sonny Stitt]]
| artist = [[Sonny Stitt]]
| Cover = Night Letter (album).jpg
| cover = Night Letter (album).jpg
| Released = 1969
| alt =
| released = 1969
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| Recorded = October 27, 1969<br>[[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = October 27, 1969
| Length =
| venue =
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| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
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| Label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PR-7759
| Producer = [[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 34:27
| Chronology = [[Sonny Stitt]]
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| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PR-7759</small>
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| Last album = ''[[Brothers-4]]''<br>(1969)
| producer = [[Bob Porter (record producer)|Bob Porter]]
| This album = '''''Night Letter'''''<br>(1969)
| Next album = ''[[Turn It On!]]''<br>(1969)
| chronology = [[Sonny Stitt]]
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| prev_title = [[Brothers-4]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[Turn It On!]]
| next_year = 1969
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-letter-compilation-mw0000077860 ''Night Letter'' (compilation) Allmusic Review], accessed January 9, 2013</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-letter-compilation-mw0000077860 ''Night Letter'' (compilation) Allmusic Review], accessed January 9, 2013</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG> {{Cite book
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
| last = Swenson
|editor-last=Swenson
| first = J. (Editor)
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| year = 1985
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| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 185
| pages = 185
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
|rev3= ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1347}}</ref>
}}
}}
'''''Night Letter''''' is an album by saxophonist [[Sonny Stitt]] recorded in 1969 and released on the [[Prestige Records|Prestige]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7759 Prestige Records Discography] accessed January 9, 2013</ref> The album features Stitt using the [[varitone]], an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.<ref>Myers, M. [http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=91169 Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux], ''[[All About Jazz]]'', December 20, 2011</ref>
'''''Night Letter''''' is an album by saxophonist [[Sonny Stitt]] recorded in 1969 and released on the [[Prestige Records|Prestige]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7759 Prestige Records Discography] accessed January 9, 2013</ref> The album features Stitt using the [[varitone]], an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.<ref>Myers, M. [http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=91169 Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux], ''[[All About Jazz]]'', December 20, 2011</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
''All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated''
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted
# "Night Letter" - 5:15
# "Night Letter" - 5:15
# "[[When It's Sleepy Time Down South]]" ([[Clarence Muse]], [[Leon René]], [[Otis René]]) - 4:07
# "[[When It's Sleepy Time Down South]]" ([[Clarence Muse]], [[Leon René]], [[Otis René]]) - 4:07
# "Stringin' the Jug" ([[Gene Ammons]], Stitt) - 5:20
# "Stringin' the Jug" ([[Gene Ammons]], Stitt) - 5:20
# "[[Pretend (song)|Pretend]]" ([[Lew Douglas]], Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
# "[[Pretend (1952 song)|Pretend]]" ([[Lew Douglas]], Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
# "Blue String" - 6:20
# "Blue String" - 6:20
# "[[You'll Never Know]]" ([[Harry Warren]], [[Mack Gordon]]) - 4:00
# "[[You'll Never Know]]" ([[Harry Warren]], [[Mack Gordon]]) - 4:00
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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Sonny Stitt}}

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[[Category:1969 albums]]
[[Category:1969 albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:08, 29 April 2024

Night Letter
Studio album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1969
RecordedOctober 27, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:27
LabelPrestige
PR-7759
ProducerBob Porter
Sonny Stitt chronology
Brothers-4
(1969) 		Night Letter
(1969) 		Turn It On!
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[4] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[5]

Reception

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Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".[6]

Track listing

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All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted

  1. "Night Letter" - 5:15
  2. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
  3. "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
  4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
  5. "Blue String" - 6:20
  6. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
  7. "Blues Walk" - 5:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
  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. 1347. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
  5. ^ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
  6. ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
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