Sonny Stitt, Sadik Hakim - Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim album flac

Sadik Hakim) Sonny Stitt. Listen on Apple Music. Little Girl Blue (feat. 3. Easy to Love (feat. 4. You Are the Sunshine of My Life (feat. 5. South Georgia Blues (feat.

Sadik Hakim (whose original name was Argonne Thornton) played with a few notable names from the bop era (including Charlie Parker) but has long been a somewhat obscure pianist. His "meeting" with Sonny Stitt (who splits his time here evenly between alto and tenor) was about as high profile as he ever got. With bassist Buster Williams and drummer . Mitchell completing the quartet, Stitt is in his usual fine form on five veteran standards, a pair of blues-based originals and Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life.

Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, J. February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the most well-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums.

Background information. Stitt would venture into soul jazz, and he recorded with fellow tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin in 1964 on the Soul People album. Stitt also recorded with Duke Ellington alumnus Paul Gonsalves in 1963 for Impulse! on the Salt and Pepper album in 1964. Around that time he appeared regularly at Ronnie Scott's in London, a live 1964 encounter with Ronnie Scott, The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, eventually surfaced, and another in 1966 with resident guitarist Ernest Ranglin and British tenor saxophonist Dick Morrissey. 1978: Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim (Progressive). 1979: Zimbo Convida Sonny Stitt (Clam) with the Zimbo Trio. 1980: Groovin' High (Atlas).

His "meeting" with Sonny Stitt (who splits his time here evenly between alto and tenor) was about as high profile as he ever got. The music is not essential but has its heated moments; recommended for bop fans.

Christopher Street Jump Sonny Stitt; Sadik Hakim; . Mitchell; Buster Williams. Total Playing Time 41:06. Sonny Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was a virtuoso on the horn and relished competition on the bandstand. Stitt had the qualities essential to a tenor battler; he was implacable, indefatigable, and inventive. Equipped with magnificent technique and iron chops, and gifted with an innate ability to swing, he could turn on the music seemingly at will

Sonny Stitt - tenor & alto sax Sadik Hakim - piano Buster Williams - bass . oliver11 12 January 2018 15:16.