Review by Stephen Cook
Deftly handling the alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone, bebop giant Sonny Stitt is heard to perfection here on a variety of early-'50s dates. Stitt not only shows off his patented speed throughout, but he goes a long way in dispelling criticisms of him being all fire and no grace. The 16-track disc kicks off with four tight, Latin-tinged swingers featuring an octet that includes trumpeter Joe Newman and timbales player Humberto Morales. Switching to piano quartet mode for the bulk of the disc, Stitt ranges effortlessly from frenetic blasts ("Cherokee") to golden-hued ballads ("Imagination"). Capping off the set with four bonus cuts featuring the likes of Gene Ammons and Junior Mance, Stitt delivers one of the top sets of performances from the late bebop era.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/kaleidoscope-mw0000272732
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Reseña de Stephen Cook
Manejando hábilmente el saxofón alto, tenor y barítono, el gigante del bebop Sonny Stitt se escucha a la perfección aquí en una variedad de fechas de principios de los 50. Stitt no sólo hace gala de su velocidad patentada, sino que también disipa las críticas que le tachaban de ser todo fuego y nada de gracia. El disco, de 16 pistas, comienza con cuatro swingers con tintes latinos en los que participa un octeto que incluye al trompetista Joe Newman y al timbalero Humberto Morales. Cambiando al modo de cuarteto de piano para la mayor parte del disco, Stitt oscila sin esfuerzo entre explosiones frenéticas ("Cherokee") y baladas doradas ("Imagination"). Como colofón del disco con cuatro cortes extra en los que participan músicos de la talla de Gene Ammons y Junior Mance, Stitt ofrece uno de los mejores conjuntos de actuaciones de la última época del bebop.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/kaleidoscope-mw0000272732
Tracks:
1 - Stitt's It 2:35
2 - Cool Mambo 2:40
3 - Blue Mambo 2:25
4 - Sonny Sounds 2:29
5 - Ain't Misbehavin' 3:02
6 - Later 3:00
7 - P.S. I Love You 3:00
8 - This Can't Be Love 2:47
9 - Imagination 3:24
10 - Cherokee 2:33
11 - Can't We Be Friends 2:41
12 - Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) 2:45
13 - To Think You've Chosen Me 3:11
14 - After You've Gone 2:25
15 - Our Very Own 3:05
16 - 'S Wonderful 2:24
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
Baritone Saxophone – Gene Ammons (tracks: 13 to 16)
Bass – Ernie Sheppard* (tracks: 1 to 4), Gene Wright* (tracks: 7 to 16), Tommy Potter (tracks: 5, 6)
Cover – Edwards*, Miles*
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 5, 6, 9, 10), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 1 to 4), Teddy Stewart (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12), Wesley Landers* (tracks: 13 to 16)
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
Piano – Charlie Bateman* (tracks: 7, 8, 11, 12), John Houston (tracks: 1 to 4), Junior Mance (tracks: 9, 10, 13 to 16), Kenny Drew (tracks: 5, 6)
Supervised By [Supervision By] – Bob Weinstock
Technician [Audio Restoration], Remastered By [Digital Remastering] – Kirk Felton
Timbales – Humberto Morales (tracks: 2, 3)
Trombone – Matthew Gee (tracks: 13 to 16)
Trumpet – Bill Massey (tracks: 1 to 4, 13 to 16), Joe Newman (tracks: 1 to 4), John Hunt (tracks: 1 to 4)
Vocals – Larry Townsend (tracks: 13 to 16)
Notes:
Selections #1-4 recorded on March 25, 1952; #5-6 February 17, 1950; #7-8 February 1, 1951; #9-10 December 15, 1950; #11-12 January 31, 1951; #13-16 October 8, 1950.
All selections recorded in New York City.
Selections #13-16 previously released on Stitt’s Bits (Prestige 7585).
* Bonus tracks [13 to 16]
Label: Original Jazz Classics – OJCCD-060-2, Prestige – P-7077
Format:
CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1992
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Latin Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2967561-Sonny-Stitt-Kaleidoscope
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