Prestige session · in the studio
August 14, 1951
Sonny Stitt Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume Two, Stitt's Bits Vol. 2
In the room
- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax
- Clarence Anderson – piano
- Earl May – bass
- Teddy Stewart – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Down With It | PRLP 148, PR 7612 |
| 157 | For The Fat Man | PRLP 148, PR 7612 |
| 158 | Splinter | PRLP 148, PR 7612 |
| 159 | Confessin' | PRLP 148, PR 7612 |
4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PRLP 148 · 1953Sonny Stitt Favorites Volume TwoSonny Stitt Septet
PR 7612 · 1968Stitt's Bits Vol. 2Sonny StittTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 127 | Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites (Volume Two) | Gene Ammons And His Band | 1952 | Sonny Stitt, Clarence Anderson, Earl May, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 149 | Gene Ammons Tenor Sax Favorites Volume Three | Gene Ammons Quartet | 1953 | Sonny Stitt, Clarence Anderson, Earl May, Teddy Stewart |
2 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 111 | Mr. Saxophone | Sonny Stitt | 1951 | Sonny Stitt, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 7050 | Gene Ammons All Star Sessions | Gene Ammons vs. Sonny Stitt | 1956 | Sonny Stitt, Teddy Stewart |
 | PRLP 7077 | Kaleidoscope | Sonny Stitt | 1957 | Sonny Stitt, Teddy Stewart |