Verve session · in the studio
December 21, 1959
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
- This day's music is on 3 records: Sonny Stitt Blows The Blues, Saxophone Supremacy, Sonny Stitt Swings The Most
In the room
- Sonny Stitt – alto, tenor sax
Lou Levy – piano- Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Mel Lewis – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| 26551-3 | Blue Devil Blues | MGV-8374 |
| 26552-1 | Blues Offering | MGV-8374 |
| 26553-7 | Two Had Days Blues | MGV-8377 |
| 26554-1 | Blue Smile | MGV-8377 |
| 26555-9 | Blue Sunday | MGV-8380 |
5 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
MGV-8374 · 1960Sonny Stitt Blows The BluesThe Sonny Stitt Quartet
MGV-8377 · 1960Saxophone SupremacyThe Sonny Stitt Quartet
MGV-8380 · 1960Sonny Stitt Swings The MostThe Sonny Stitt QuartetTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
