Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass
# Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass

Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat | |
| Allmusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best".

## Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

* "Souls Valley" (Richard Carpenter) – 4:31
* "Coquette" (Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) – 3:18
* "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:04
* "Stittsie" – 5:55
* "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 3:06
* "Boom-Boom" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:38
* "See See Rider" (traditional) – 4:52
* "The Four Ninety" (Dameron) – 4:01
* "Hey Pam" – 2:58
* Recorded in New York City on July 16 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) and July 17 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), 1962

## Personnel

* Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
* Reunald Jones, Blue Mitchell, Dick Vance – trumpet
* Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee – trombone
* Willie Ruff – French horn
* Duke Jordan – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
* Perri Lee – organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8)
* Joe Benjamin – bass
* Frank Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) – drums
* Tadd Dameron, Jimmy Mundy – arranger
