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Advice and guidance to those interested in building a library of jazz recordings.

Jazz Library: Sonny Stitt

29/01/2011

Sonny Stitt

BBC Radio 3 - Jazz Library, Sonny Stitt

Alyn Shipton and Alan Barnes choose the best recordings by saxophonist Sonny Stitt.

Alyn Shipton is joined by Alan Barnes to choose the best recordings by saxophonist Sonny Stitt, one of the finest bebop tenorists and an individualist alto player.

Sonny Stitt was one of the finest bebop saxophonists, transferring the style of Charlie Parker to the tenor instrument, as well as developing his own approach to the alto. Fellow saxophonist Alan Barnes joins Alyn Shipton to choose the best examples of Stitt's work, including his recordings with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Sonny Rollins as well as the many sessions he led himself.

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