Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues
# Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues

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Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in late 1959 and released on the Verve label.

## Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year... Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career".

## Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

* "Blue Devil Blues" - 4:28
* "Home Free Blues" - 4:23
* "Blue Prelude" - 3:07
* "Frankie and Johnny" (Hughie Cannon) - 5:31
* "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) - 5:57
* "A Blues Offering" - 4:06
* "Hymnal Blues" - 6:10
* "Morning After Blues" - 2:59
* Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 21 (tracks 1 & 6) and December 22 (tracks 2-5, 7 & 8), 1959

## Personnel

* Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
* Lou Levy - piano
* Leroy Vinnegar - bass
* Mel Lewis - drums

### Technical

* Merle Shore - art direction
* Phil Stern - cover photography
