Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues

Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in late 1959 and released on the Verve label.

Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1960
Recorded	December 21 & 22, 1959 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:41
Label	Verve MG V-8374
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1959) Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues (1960) Saxophone Supremacy (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year... Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Blue Devil Blues" - 4:28
2. "Home Free Blues" - 4:23
3. "Blue Prelude" - 3:07
4. "Frankie and Johnny" (Hughie Cannon) - 5:31
5. "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) - 5:57
6. "A Blues Offering" - 4:06
7. "Hymnal Blues" - 6:10
8. "Morning After Blues" - 2:59

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 21 (tracks 1 & 6) and December 22 (tracks 2-5, 7 & 8), 1959

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
• Lou Levy - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums

Technical

• Merle Shore - art direction
• Phil Stern - cover photography