SONNY STITT, Bud Powell, J J Johnson, PRESTIGE LP, 1956
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Mar 15, 2005 Sold Date
Mar 8, 2005 Start Date
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RECORDED OCT. 17, AND DEC. 11, 1949 AND JAN. 26, 1950.

THE SESSIONS IN THIS ALBUM REPRESENT THE BEGINNING OF SONNY STITT'S CAREER ON TENOR SAX! 

PERSONNEL:  WITH JAY JAY JOHNSON:  SONNY STITT TENOR SAX, J J JOPHNSON, TROMBONE; JOHN LEWIS, PIANO; NELSON BOYD, BASS; MAX ROACH, DRUMS.

PERSONNEL WITH BUD POWELL:  SONNY STITT, TENOR SAX; BUD POWELL, PIANO; CURLY RUSSELL, BASS; MAX ROACH, DRUMS

THE RECORDINGS WITH JAY JAY JOHNSON WERE NOT ONLY HIS FIRST ON TENOR BUT HIS FIRST RECORDINGS OF ANY SORT IN OVER TWO YEARS (CIRCA. TIME OF RECORDING, 1949-50.)   THE TENOR TROMBONE COMBINATION IS A HANDSOME ONE

PRESTIGE RECORDS, DEEP GROOVE, YELLOW / BLACK LABEL,  LP # LP- 7024, RELEASE DATE IS 1956.

CONDITION:  NM- VINYL / VG ++ COVER.

THE VINYL IS CLOSE TO AS-NEW WITH ONLY VERY LIGHT INDICATION OF USE - ONLY A FEW TIMES!  THE LABELS AND THE VINYL ARE VERY BRIGHT AND SHINY.   THIS ALBUM IS TRULY A PRIZE TO KEEP.

THE COVER IS CLOSE TO NM-; HOWEVER, THERE IS SLIGHT AGE FADE ALONG THE SPINE; OTHERWISE, ALL IS FINE, NO TAGS, NO WRITING, NO MARKS, ALL EDGES AND CORNERS ARE TIGHT AND COMPLETE. 

NOTE:  NOT SHOWN ON THE TRACKS PICTURE:  RECORDED JANUARY 26, 1950 - STRIKE UP THE BAND, I WANT TO BE HAPPY, TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE, FINE AND DANDY (TWO TAKES).



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