In Walked Sonny
In Walked Sonny is an album by American jazz musicians Sonny Stitt and Art Blakey with The Jazz Messengers. It was released in 1975 on the small independent label Sonet Records and is among the most obscure recordings made by the musicians involved in the project.
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| Released | Late September 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | May 16, 1975 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:17 original LP | |||
| Label | Sonet Records/Gazell Records 1012 | |||
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Track listing
- "Blues March" (Benny Golson)- 7:29
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:03
- "Birdlike" (Freddie Hubbard) - 7:40
- "I Can't Get Started" (George Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 4:43
- "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 8:16
- "In Walked Sonny" (Sonny Stitt) - 11:06
Bonus tracks on CD reissue:
- "Birdlike" [Alternate Take] - 5:53
- "Ronnie's a Dynamite Lady" [Alternate Take] - 8:35
Personnel
- Sonny Stitt - alto and tenor saxophone
- Art Blakey - drums
- Walter Davis, Jr. - piano
- Bill Hardman - trumpet
- David Schnitter - tenor saxophone
- Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki - bass
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