BEBOP STORY

SOnnY STiTT vOl. 1 1946–50
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SONNY STITT ALL-STARS / THE BE BOP BOYS New York, August 23, 1946
Kenny Dorham (t) / Sonny Stitt (as) / Bud Powell (p) / Al Hall (sb) / Wallace Bishop (d).
41. S3338 Bebop In Pastel (Bouncing with Bud) / 2. S3339 Fools Fancy (Wail) / 3. S3340
Bombay / 4. S3341 Ray’s Idea
SONNY STITT ALL-STARS / THE BE BOP BOYS New York, September 4, 1946
Sonny Stitt (as) / Bud Powell (p) / Al Hall (sb) / Kenny Clarke (d).
45. S3342 Serenade To A Square
Kenny Dorham (t), added.46. S3343 Good Kick / 7. S3344 Seven Up / 8. S3345 Blues In Bebop
LORD NELSON AND HIS BOPPERS Detroit, June, 1947/48
Possibly: Willie Wells (t) / Sonny Stitt (a.k.a. Lord Nelson) (as) / Milt Jackson (vib) / Will
Davis (p) / Jimmy Glover (sb), Dave Heard (d).49. B-4017 Stardust / 10. B-4018 Red Shoes /
11. Body And Soul (Time To Dream) / 12. B-4020 Ratio And Proportion
LORD NELSON AND HIS BOPPERS New York, June 1948
Russel Jacquet (t) / Sonny Stitt (a.k.a Lord Nelson) (as) / Milt Jackson (vib) / Sir Charles
Thompson (p) / Ray Brown (sb) / Max Roach (d).
413. B-4021 Royal Wedding / 14. B-4022 Be Bop Blues / 15. B-4023 Fine And Dandy /
16. B-4024 3rd Song (Silver Slipper)
SONNY STITT QUARTET / SONNY STITT/ BUD POWELL QUARTET
New York, December 11, 1949
Sonny Stitt (ts) / Bud Powell (p) / Curly Russell (sb) / Max Roach (d).417. JRC1000A All
God’s Chillun Got Rhythm / 18. JRC1001 Sonny Side / 19. JRC1002B Bud’s Blues /
20. JRC1003A Sunset
SONNY STITT QUARTET New York, January 26, 1950
Sonny Stitt (as) / Bud Powell (p) / Curly Russell (sb) / Max Roach (d).
421. JRC1004D Strike Up The Band / 22. JRC1005B I Want To Be Happy / 23. JRC1006D
Taking A Chance On Love / 24. JRC1007A Fine And Dandy / 25. JRC1007B Fine And Dandy
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SOnnY STiTT vOl. 2 1950–51
SONNY STITT QUARTET New York, February 17, 1950
Sonny Stitt (ts) / Kenny Drew (p) / Tommy Potter (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
41. JRC1008 Avalon / 2. JRC1009-A Later / 3. JRC1010-A Ain’t Misbehavin’ / 4. JRC1011
Mean To Me / 5. JRC1012 Stairway To The Stars
SONNY STITT QUARTET New York, June 28, 1950
Sonny Stitt (ts) / Duke Jordan (p) / Gene Wright (sb) / Wesley Landers (d).
46. 90-A Count Every Star / 7. 92-A Nice Work If You Can Get It / 8. 93-A There Will
Never Be Another You / 9. 94-A Blazin’
SONNY STITT BAND New York, October 8, 1950
Bill Massey (t) / Matthew Gee (tb) / Sonny Stitt (ts) / Gene Ammons (bar) / Junior Mance
(p) / Gene Wright (sb) / Wesley Landers (d) / Larry Townsend (v).
410. 112 To Think You’ve Chosen Me (LT: v) / 11. 113 After You’ve Gone / 12. 114 Our
Very Own / 13. 115 ’S Wonderful
SONNY STITT QUARTET New York, December 15, 1950
Sonny Stitt (ts) / Junior Mance (p) / Gene Wright (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
414. 120 Nevertheless / 15. 121 Jeepers Creepers / 16. 122 Imagination / 17. 123 Cherokee
SONNY STITT QUARTET New York, January 31, 1951
Sonny Stitt (as) / Charles Bateman (p) / Gene Wright (sb) / Art Blakey (d).
418. 133 Liza / 19. 134 Can’t We Be Friends?
SONNY STITT AND HIS ORCHESTRA Same date.
Bill Massey (t) / Alfred “Chippy” Outcalt (tb) / Sonny Stitt (ts) / Gene Ammons (bar) /
Charles Bateman (p) / Gene Wright (sb) / Teddy Stewart (d) / Larry Townsend (v).
420. 138 The Thrill Of Your Kiss (LT: v) / 21. 139 If The Moon Turns Green (LT: v)
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