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DISCOGRAPHY
THE COMPLETE ROOST SONNY STITT STUDIO SESSIONS
DISC ONE
1. Sancho Panza (B) 2:56
(Johnny Richards)
2. Sweet And Lovely (B) 2:57
(Arnheim-Daniels-Tobias)
3. If I Could Be With You (B) 2:20
(J. P. Johnson-H. Creamer)
4. Hooke's Tours (B) 2:49
(J. Richards-S. Stitt)
5. Loose Walk (C) 2:51
(Sonny Stitt)
6. Pink Satin (C) 2:56
(J. Richards-S. Stitt)
7. Shine On Harvest Moon (C) 2:33
(N. Bayes-J. Norworth)
8. Opus 202 (C) 2:45
(J. Richards-S. Stitt)
9. My Funny Valentine (D) 3:26
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
10. Lover (D) 3:24
(R. Rodgers-L. Hart)
11. Sonny's Bunny (D) 3:58
(Sonny Stitt)
12. Love Walked In (D) 4:03
(G. ERshwin-I. Gershwin)
13. If You Could See Me Now (E) 4:29
(T. Dameron-C. Sigman)
14. Quince (E) 6:59
(Sonny Stitt)
15. Come Rain Or Come Shine (E) 4:19
(H. Arlen-J. Mercer)
16. Star Dust (E) 3:08
(H. Carmichael-M. Parish)
17. Quince (alt tk) (E) 6:47
(Sonny Stitt)
18. Come Rain Or Come Shine (alt tk) (E) 4:19
(H. Arlen-J. Mercer)
19. Star Dust (alt tk) (E) 3:17
(H. Carmichael-M. Parish)
DISC TWO
1. They Say It's Wonderful (A) 2:09
(Irving Berlin)
2. Why Do I Love You (A) 2:45
(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)
3. Symphony Hall Swing (A) 2:27
(Sonny Stitt)
4. Sonny's Bunny (A) 2:58
(Sonny Stitt)
5. They Say It's Wonderful (alt tk) (A) 2:25
(Irving Berlin)
6. Why Do I Love You (alt tk) (A) 2:45
(J. Kern-O. Hammerstein)
7. Symphony Hall Swing (alt tk) (A) 2:15
(Sonny Stitt)
8. Sonny's Bunny (alt tk) (A) 2:58
(Sonny Stitt)
9. There Will Never Be Another You (F) 4:33
(H. Warren-M. Gordon)
10. Yesterdays (F) 4:56
(J. Kern-O. Harbach)
11. The Nearness Of You (F) 5:08
(Sonny Stitt)
7. O Solo Mio (O) 3:42
(trad. arr. by Sonny Stitt)
8. Look Up (O) 3:09
(Sonny Stitt)
9. Feelin's (O) 3:53
(Sonny Stitt)
10. Senor Jones (Q) 5:11
(Sonny Stitt)
11. Amigos (Q) 4:36
(Sonny Stitt)
12. I Told You So (Q) 5:20
(Sonny Stitt)
13. Chic (Q) 5:14
(Sonny Stitt)
14. Are You Listening (Q) 3:30
(Sonny Stitt)
15. Ritmo Bobo (Q) 6:03
(Sonny Stitt)
16. My Little Suede Shoes (Q) 4:04
(Charlie Parker)
17. Autumn Leaves (Q) 5:10
(J. Kosma-J. Mercer)
DISC NINE:
1. How Do You Do (R) 6:32
(Sarah Boatner)
2. Don't Worry (R) 4:33
(Sarah Boatner)
3. Mother Tucker (R) 4:31
(Sarah Boatner)
4. Cut It Off (R) 5:00
(Sarah Boatner)
5. For All We Know (R) 2:21
(S. Lewis-J.F. Coots)
6. Cut It On (R) 4:27
(Sarah Boatner)
7. I Know That You Know (R) 3:31
(Youmans-Harbach-Caldwell)
8. Round Robin (R) 6:28
(Sarah Boatner)
9. How Do You Do (alt tk) (R) 4:16
(Sarah Boatner)
10. Mother Tucker (alt tk) (R) 4:12
(Sarah Boatner) _________________________________________________________________
DISCOGRAPHY
(A) Sonny Stitt (ts), Fletcher Peck (p), John Simmons (b), Jo Jones (d)
NYC, November 20, 1952
1138-1 They Say It's Wonderful (alt) Savoy SJL1165
1138-2 They Say It's Wonderful - Roulette CD 8-37200-2
1139-2 Why Do I Love You (alt) Savoy SJL1165
1139-3 Why Do I Love You Roost 560, Savoy SJL1165
1140-1 Symphony Hall Swing (alt) Savoy SJL 1165
1140-2 Symphony Hall Swing (aka Mass Ave Swing) Roost 560, Savoy SJL 1165, Roulette CD 8-37200-2
1141-1 Sonny's Bunny (alt) Savoy SJL1165
1141-2 Sonny's Bunny note: On Roulette CD 8-37200-2, Symphony Hall Swing was issued as Mass Ave Swing, Stitt's first title for
the tune. ___________________________________________________________________
(B) Sonny Stitt (as, ts-1) w/Johnny Richards' Orchestra: Don Elliott (mellophone), Kai Winding (tb), Sid
Cooper (ts, picc), George Berg (bari), Horace Silver (p), Charles Mingus (b), Don Lamond (d).
Coastal Recording, NYC, March 18, 1953
1156-2 Sancho Panza -1 Roost RLP 415
1157-2 Sweet And Lovely 1158-1 If I Could Be With You 1159-2 Hooke's Tours -1 -
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(C) Sonny Stitt (as,ts-1) w/Johnny Richards' Orchestra: Don Elliott (mellophone), Kai Winding (tb), Jerry
Sanfino (ts, picc), George Berg (bari), Al Williams (p), Charles Mingus (b), Jo Jones (d), Santos or Luis
Miranda (cga).
Fulton Studios, NYC, November 16, 1953
1178-5/9 Loose Walk -1 Roost RLP 415
1179-3 Pink Satin 1180-4 Shine On Harvest Moon 1181-6 Opus 202 -1 - ______________________________________________________________
(D) Sonny Stitt (as) w/ Quincy Jones Orchestra: Jimmy Nottingham, Ernie Royal (tp), J.J. Johnson (tb),
Anthony Ortega (fl, as), Seldon Powell (ts), Cecil Payne (bari), Hank Jones (p), Freddie Green (g), Oscar
Pettiford (b), Jo Jones (d).
NYC, September 30, 1955
tk.2 My Funny Valentine Roost LP 2204
tk.5 Lover tk.6 Sonny's Bunny tk.9 Love Walked In - ________________________________________________________________
(E) Sonny Stitt (as) w/ Quincy Jones Orchestra: Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb),
Anthony Ortega (fl, as), Seldon Powell (ts), Cecil Payne (bari), Hank Jones (p), Freddie Green (g), Oscar
Pettiford (b), Jo Jones (d).
NYC, October 9, 1955
tk.2 If You Could See Me Now Roost LP 2204
tk.2 Quince (alt) previously unissued
tk.3 Quince Roost LP 2204
tk.1 Come Rain Or Come Shine (alt) previously unissued
tk.2 Come Rain Or Come Shine Roost LP 2204
tk.1 Star Dust (alt) -1 previously unissued
tk.3 Star Dust -1 Roost LP 2204
-1, as, p, g, b & d only.
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(F) Sonny Stitt (as), Hank Jones (p), Freddie Green (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Shadow Wilson (d).
Capitol Studios, NYC, December 15, 1955
tk.9 There Will Never Be Another You Roost LP 2208
tk.8 Yesterdays tk.1 The Nearness Of You tk.6 The Nearness Of You (alt) previously unissued
tk.6 Biscuit Mix Roost LP 2208
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(G) same as F except omit Green:
Capitol Studios, NYC, probably December 16, 1955
tk.6 Afterwards Roost LP 2208
tk.3 If I Should Lose You tk.4 If I Should Lose You (alt) previously unissued
tk.2 Blues For Bobby Roost LP 2208
tk.6 My Melancholy Baby _________________________________________________________________
(H) Sonny Stitt (as), Dolo Coker (p), Edgar Willis (b), Kenny Dennis (d).
Capitol Studios, NYC, late 1956 or January 23, 1957
What Is This Thing Called Love Roost LP 2219
tk.1 Sweet Georgia Brown (alt) Savoy SJL1165
tk.2 Sweet Georgia Brown Roost LP 2219
tk.1 Blues For Yard (alt. one) Savoy SJL1165
tk.2 Blues For Yard (alt. two) tk.3 Blues For Yard Roost LP 2219
tk.1 Harlem Nocturne (alt) Savoy SJL1165
tk.4 Harlem Nocturne Roost LP 2219
Blue Moon Because Of You Windy Ride -
60143
60144
60145
60146
60147
60148
60149
60150
60151
It All Depends On You Stormy Thursday -1 Emraceable You It Could Happen To You -1 But Not For Me -1 Memories Of You -1 I Cried For You -1 Bright As Snow -1 Spinning -
note: Given Sonny Stitt's schedule with Miles Davis at the time, this session probably took place in early
June. __________________________________________________________________
(N) Sonny Stitt (as,ts-1), Jimmy Jones (p), probably Aaron Bell (b), Roy Haynes (d).
Bell Sound, NYC, August 8, 1960
60161-2 On Green Dolphin Street -1 Roost SLP 2245
60162-8 My Blue Heaven (alt) previously unissed
60162-12 My Blue Heaven Roost SLP 2245
60152-2 My Mother's Eyes -1 60153-4 Sunny Side Up -1 60154-3 The More I See You 60155-2 Beware Rocks Comin' Down -1 Roost SLP 2252
Smile incomplete, rejected
60156-2 Don't Take Your Love From Me -1 Roost SLP 2245
60157-2 When I Grow Too Old To Dream -1 60158-3 I've Got The World On A String -1 60159-5 Bye Bye Blues -1 60160-5 Six-O-Seven Blues -1 Roost SLP 2252
note: On Green Dolphin Street and My Blue Heaven were originally assinged master numbers 60150 and
60151 repectively, but were given higher numbers later because those two numbers had already been used
on the earlier session. _________________________________________________________________
(O) Sonny Stitt (as,ts-1), Don Patterson (org), Paul Weeden (g), Billy James (d).
NYC, February-April 1962
60172-3 S'posin' -1 Roost SLP 2247
60173-6 Goodnight Ladies 60174-3 Stretch Pants 60175-4 If I Should Lose You 60176-5 Nightmare -1 60177-2 Hollerin' The Blues 60178-4 O Solo Mio -1 60179-10 Look Up -1 60180-5 Feelin's -1 note: This session sometime occurred prior to April 9, 1962 when the tape master for this album was
assembled. It mostly like took place in February when Stitt was working in New York or the first week of
April. He recorded an album with this group for Riverside in New York on April 4.
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(P) Sonny Stitt (as,ts-1), Hank Jones (p), possibly Tommy Potter (b), Roy Haynes (d).
NYC , February-June 1962
60183-4 No Cal Roost SLP 2252
60184-1 Corn Flakes -1 60185-2 Eye Ball 60186-2 Saginaw 60187-6 Fine And Frisky -1 previously unissued
note: The gap of master numbers 60181 and 60182 could indicate that two more tunes were done at this
session. But there is no paper or tape evidence of any such tunes. The master numbers pick up with 6018860200 for a Johnny Smith session recorded prior to June 26, 1962.
"Saginaw" was misspelled "Saganaw" on the Roost LP.
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(Q) Sonny Stitt (as,ts-1), Thad Jones (tp), Chick Corea (p), Larry Gales (b), Willie Bobo (d), Carlos "Patato"
Valdes (cga, bgo), Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez (cowbell, maracas, jawbone).