Mr. Bojangles (album)
# Mr. Bojangles (album)

Mr. Bojangles is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1973 and released on the Cadet label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Mr. Bojangles pairs Sonny Stitt with arranger Don Sebesky for one of the smoothest and most mainstream-facing dates of the saxophonist's career. Sebesky's luminous treatments underscore the elegance of Stitt's soulful alto and tenor leads".

## Track listing

* "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 7:31
* "World Is a Ghetto" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:56
* "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 4:41
* "Blue Monsoon" (Esmond Edwards) - 5:06
* "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:33
* "Fifty Per Cent" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:38
* "Ben" (Donald Black, Walter Scharf) - 4:56

## Personnel

* Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
* Roland Hanna - electric piano
* Cornell Dupree - guitar
* Richard Davis - electric bass
* Jimmy Johnson - drums
* George Marge - alto flute, oboe
* Jimmy Buffington - French Horn
* Gloria Agostini - harp
* Phil Kraus - vibraphone, xylophone, percussion
* Warren Smith - percussion
* David Nadien, Harold Kobain, Emmanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malia - violin
* Charles McCracken, George Ricci cello
* Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor
