01	Red Sails In The Sunset						04:23
	02	But Not For Me						04:19
	03	A Pair Of Red Pants						04:39
	04	We'll Be Together Again						04:36
	05	A Mess						03:19
	06	New Blues Up And Down						03:57
	07	My Foolish Heart						05:14
	08	Water Jug						02:39
	09	Autumn Leaves						04:11
	10	Time On My Hands						03:53

We'll Be Together Again
Artist Gene Ammons with Sonny Stitt
Date of Release Aug 26, 1961
Styles Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop

The title of this exciting meeting between the tenors of Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt was rather poignant, because this recording was released in the late '60s, when Ammons was serving a long jail sentence for possession of heroin, and it appeared that he and Stitt might never meet up again. Backed by pianist John Houston, bassist Buster Williams and drummer George Brown, Ammons and Stitt (who had co-led a regular group a decade before) proved once again to be a perfect team, jamming on a variety of standards, blues and ballads while also revisiting "New Blues Up and Down." The two tenors always brought out the best in each other, and luckily, they would get back together in the early '70s. This is high-quality bebop. - Scott Yanow

1. Red Sails in the Sunset performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 4:23
2. But Not for Me performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 4:19
3. A Pair of Red Pants performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 4:39
4. We'll Be Together Again performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 4:36
5. A Mess performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 3:19
6. New Blues Up and Down performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 3:57
7. My Foolish Heart performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 5:14
8. Water Jug performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 2:39
9. Autumn Leaves performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 4:11
10. Time on My Hands performed by Ammons / Sonny Stitt - 3:53

Gene Ammons - Sax (Tenor), Performer
Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Performer
George "Funky" Brown - Drums
Phil DeLancie - Digital Remastering
Mark Gardner - Liner Notes
John Houston - Piano
Don Schlitten - Design, Photography
Buster Williams - Bass

LP Prestige/OJC 7606
CD Prestige/OJC 708
1992 CD Prestige/OJC OJCCD-708-2





Sonny Stitt
AKA Edward Stitt
Born Feb 2, 1924 in Boston, MA
Died Jul 22, 1982 in Washington, D.C.
Styles Bop
Instruments Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)

by Ron Wynn and Bob Porter

Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Sitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young. Stitt gradually developed his own sound and style, though he was never far from Parker on any alto solo. A wonderful blues and ballad player whose approach influenced John Coltrane, Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was an alto saxophonist in Tiny Bradshaw's band during the early '40s, then joined Billy Eckstine's seminal big band in 1945, playing alongside other emerging bebop stars like Gene Ammons and Dexter Gordon. Stitt later played in Dizzy Gillespie's big band and sextet. He began on tenor and baritone in 1949, and at times was in a two-tenor unit with Ammons. He recorded with Bud Powell and J.J. Johnson for Prestige in 1949, then did several albums on Prestige, Argo, and Verve in the '50s and '60s. Stitt led many combos in the '50s, and re-joined Gillespie for a short period in the late '50s. After a brief stint with Miles Davis in 1960, he reunited with Ammons and for a while was in a three-tenor lineup with James Moody. During the '60s, Stitt also recorded for Atlantic, cutting the transcendent Stitt Plays Bird, which finally addressed the Parker question in epic fashion. He continued heading bands, though he joined the Giants of Jazz in the early '70s. This group included Gillespie, Art Blakey, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, and Al McKibbon. Stitt did more sessions in the '70s for Cobblestone, Muse, and others, among them another definitive date, Tune Up. He continued playing and recording in the early '80s, recording for Muse, Sonet, and Who's Who in Jazz. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1982.


1949 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Prestige
1949 Sonny Stitt and Bud Powell Prestige
1950 Stitt's Bits, Vol. 1 Prestige
1950 Mr. Saxophone Prestige
1950 Sonny Stitt, Vol. 1: Favorites Prestige
1950 Stitt's Bits Prestige
1950 Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 Prestige
1950 Sonny Stitt, Vol. 2: Tenor Sax Prestige
1950 Kaleidoscope Prestige/OJC
1950 Stitt's Bits, Vol. 2 Prestige
1952 Arrangements from the Pen of Johnny Richards Roost
1952 Symphony Hall Swing Savoy
1953 Early Modern Jazztone
1953 Battle of Birdland Roost
1954 At the Hi-Hat [live] Roulette
1954 Live at the Hi-Hat, Vol. 2 Roulette
1954 Jazz at the Hi Hat [live] Roost
1955 Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements of Quincy... Roost
1956 New York Jazz Verve
1956 Inter-Action Cadet
1956 37 Minutes and 48 Seconds Roost
1956 Verve Jazz Masters 50 Verve
1957 Personal Appearance Verve
1957 Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers Roost
1957 Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio Verve
1957 Only the Blues Verve
1958 Burnin' Argo
1958 Sonny Stitt [MCA] MCA/Chess
1959 The Saxophone of Sonny Stitt Roost
1959 The Hard Swing Verve
1959 Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements Verve
1959 A Little Bit of Stitt Roost
1959 Saxophone Supremacy Verve
1959 Sonny Stitt Swings the Most Verve
1960 Sonny Side of Stitt Roost
1960 Stittsville Roost
1960 Sonny Side Up Roost
1961 The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt Verve
1961 Sonny Stitt at the D.J. Lounge [live] Chess
1961 We'll Be Together Again Prestige
1961 Boss Tenors Verve
1961 Feelin's Roost
1961 At the DJ Lounge [live] Argo Cadet
1962 Nother Futher/Meets Brother Jack Prestige
1962 Stitt Meets Brother Jack Prestige/OJC
1962 Nuther Fu'ther Prestige
1962 Soul Summit Prestige
1962 Boss Tenors in Orbit Verve
1962 Low Flame Jazzland
1962 Sonny Stitt and the Top Brass Atlantic
1962 Stitt and Top Brass Atlantic
1962 Rearin' Back Argo
1962 With the Ralph Burns Strings
1962 Autumn in New York 1201 Music
1963 Stitt Plays Bird Atlantic
1963 My Mother's Eyes Pacific Jazz
1963 Sonny Stitt Now! Impulse!
1963 Salt and Pepper GRP/Impulse!
1963 Soul Shack Prestige
1963 Primitivo Soul Prestige
1963 Move on Over Argo
1963 Stitt Goes Latin Royal Roost
1963 Sonny Stitt in Orbit Roost
1963 Sonny Stitt Goes Latin Roost
1963 Now! Impulse!
1964 My Main Man Argo
1964 Shangri-La Prestige
1964 Sonny's Blues [Ronnie Scott's] [live] Jazz House
1964 Soul People Prestige
1965 Sonny Stitt...Pow! Prestige
1965 Night Crawler Prestige
1965 Broadway Soul Colpix
1966 The Matadors Meet the Bull Roulette
1966 Soul in the Night Cadet
1966 Stardust Roulette
1966 What's New? Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone Roulette
1966 Deuces Wild Atlantic
1967 Pow Prestige
1967 I Keep Comin' Back Roulette
1967 Sonny Stitt and the Giants Jazz Man
1967 Parallel-A-Stitt Roulette
1968 Made for Each Other Delmark
1968 Soul Electricity Prestige
1968 Little Green Apples Solid State
1968 Come Hither Solid State
1969 Night Letter [Original Album] Prestige
1970 Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues Verve
1971 Turn It on Prestige
1971 Live at the Left Bank Label M
1971 Black Vibrations Prestige
1972 Tune-Up! Muse
1972 Endgame Brilliance: Constellation & Tune-Up 32 Jazz
1972 Goin' Down Slow Prestige
1972 Constellation Muse
1972 So Doggone Good Prestige
1972 12! 32 Jazz
1972 The Genius of Sonny Stitt Gets Close to You Jazz Masters
1973 The Champ Muse
1973 I Cover the Waterfront Cadet
1973 Mr. Bojangles Cadet
1974 Tornado Jazz Masters
1975 Mellow Muse
1975 Soul Girl Paula/Flyright
1975 In Walked Sonny Sonet
1975 My Buddy: Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons Muse
1975 Forecast: Sonny & Red Catalyst
1975 Blues for Duke Muse
1975 Dumpy Mama Flying
1975 Never Can Say Goodbye Cadet
1976 Stomp off Let's Go Flying
1977 Moonlight in Vermont Denon
1977 I Remember Bird Catalyst
1977 Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke... Catalyst
1978 Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim Progressive
1979 Back to My Own Home Black & Blue
1980 Sonny's Back Muse
1980 Good Life Storyville
1981 In Style 32 Jazz
1981 Sonny Who's Who In
1981 Sonny, Sweets and Jaws Who's Who In
1981 The Bubba's Sessions with Eddie "Lockjaw"... Who's Who In
1981 Battle of the Saxes AIM
1994 Loose Walk Philology
1995 Just Friends [Le Jazz] Le Jazz
1996 I Should Care Jewel
1998 Duty Free Delta
1999 Live at Ronnie Scott's DCC
1999 Atlas Blues: Blow And Ballad Atlantic
2000 Sonny Sweets and Jaws: Live at Bubbas Allegro
2000 Just the Way It Was: Live at the Left Bank Label M.
2002 Just Friends [Prestige Elite] Prestige Elite
2002 In a Mellow Tone Classic World
2002 Back Home in My Own Home Town Black & Blue
2002 Plays Johnny Richards & Live at Hi-Hat Japanese
2002 Stitt's It Past Perfect
2002 Rockin' at the Hi Hat Past Perfect
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