Night Letter
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Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[2] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[3]
Reception
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".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
- "Night Letter" - 5:15
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René and Otis René) - 4:07
- "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
- "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
- "Blue String" - 6:20
- "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
- "Blues Walk" - 5:55
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone
- Don Patterson - organ
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Randy Gelispie - drums
References
- ^ Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
- ^ Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
- ^ Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
- ^ Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013