2009 reissue on 180g vinjyl. The brilliant Sonny Stitt (born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 2, 1924) remained largely in the shadow of his mentor and inspiration Charlie Parker during the forties and fifties. However, by the time these recordings were made, Stitt was beginning to free himself from that weight. Bird had died in March of 1955 and so Stitt returned to the alto, after having switched to the tenor sax to avoid comparisons. Stitt would alternate between the alto and tenor sax in the following years, recording frequently and achieving the status of living legend.A1 The Best Things In Life Are Free 5:00 A2 Engos, The Bloos 3:40 A3 It Might As Well Be Spring 5:40 A4 Cherokee 4:05 B1 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:30 B2 Body & Soul 3:52 B3 People Will Say We're In Love 4:50 B4 Bloosey 3:45 B5 Steeplechase (Aka Birds' Eye) 4:15
