why people said Stitt was a copycat??? He was a fine and deep and wholly personal alto player. Influenced by Bird? yes who wasn't in his generation.

@hisongpark

5 жыл бұрын

You are a very wise person.

@johnnyloungejazz5477

5 ай бұрын

I think Phil Woods copied Sonny. Regardless Mr. Still was a F Genius

The first time I heard this tune as a chubby little kid at my grandmas house in Vienna, I cried like a baby. For no reason at all. The music just moved me. Thank you Sonny Stitt & crew for getting me into jazz.

I never had any real idea as to how to REALLY play the Saxophone until I bought a couple of Stitt Albums for a Dollar apiece at a J.M. Fields Department store in 1970. Ruined me for life....

If there was ever such a thing as a perfect solo, it would belong to Sonny Stitt

Sonny -is there anyone like him since? I challenge my jazz sax students to do extensive listening. It's all there-style, sound, phrasing, ideas. A true giant!

r u kiddin me that was freakin awesome .that sound, those lines that rhythym oh my god. it brought a tear to my eye. thank you Sonny Stitt thank you thank you

Much respect to Mr Stitt. Bringing so much beauty into the world 🌎

6:28 this guy literally invented the "nation wide is on your side" jingle just doing an improv outro... genius

Wow!!! Just blew my mind. So beautiful!

I hope that this vid explains why Sonny Stitt is my favorite Alto player...

@ronthedon5317

2 жыл бұрын

My 5 major influences: Sonny Stitt, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson. In that order!

@markhiggins8315

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronthedon5317 Not bad at all. For the record mine are Mr Stitt, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon,Bud Powell and John Coltrane. Obviously there are a fair few others that have influenced my playing but Sonny is probably my greatest inspiration as a musician.

@markhiggins8315

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronthedon5317 Sorry I should really have mentioned Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins as they also had quite an impact on how I function as a player but again it goes to show that there are so many great masters of the art. I could probably go on to list a fair few more but I've probably bored you enough and I'll just reiterate that Sonny Stitt is my biggest single influence. I do find it interesting to hear other musicians inspirations and influences.

@ronthedon5317

2 жыл бұрын

@@markhiggins8315 Amen to that! To be completely honest, I love all of the Greats of Jazz, but... There's something that just speaks to me with ones such as Stitt, Gordon, and especially Lester Young (love hearing him play the Blues)... I learn something new from them everytime I return to any one of them!

sonny stitt was the business.in total command of his instrument.one of THE great saxophone players of all time.like he said bird left him the key.nice post..

This is one of the greatest videos of a Sonny Stitt performance , you get a in depth view of one of the greatest saxophone players ever. Thanks for posting this!

Mr Stitt ...thank you

I was fortunate enough to meet him once, in the 70's. What a fun character he was, prone to "Cutting" lesser players off the stage, etc. He asked us if we were musicians. He asked how long we had played. I said over 10 years. He said: "You are like a ten year old to me!" He also asked, what is a whole note. I started to explain my answer, and he said: "NO!...It's a circle with a line through it, stupid"! His playing was magnificent and transcendent! He is one of my top 5 favorite sax players, especially on alto.

@Saif.hadad12

8 жыл бұрын

whole note .It's a circle with a line through it sorry but i didnt get it, did you ?

@ckvlzlvxch

8 жыл бұрын

as in the music note on the page

@sophiay.8643

7 жыл бұрын

I mean, the whole note doesn't have a line through it if its a low D or high G on treble cleff.

@moohapple12

6 жыл бұрын

do the staff lines count though? I reckon he meant the staff lines that cut through the circles

@Gregorypeckory

6 жыл бұрын

That would make no sense for the notes in the spaces. If he really did make that joke (who trusts the authority of random youtube comments asserting something there is no way to fact check?), it falls flat on the retelling; maybe context made it okay, but it sounds lame now, especially calling someone stupid for not answering with his strange, incorrect answer.

SONNY STITT WAS AWESOME! REST IN POWER SONNY 🎷

I really loved that! I love Mr. Stitt! 💘

This is why I love Sonny.

this is Stitt essentially playing with Bird's Rhythm Section.. it is so incredibly beautiful.

I use to go and see him everytime he played at the Jazz Showcase on rush street in Chicago. I rember going to the store for him to get cigarettes.

@theodorepullins3124

4 жыл бұрын

SAXPREACHER WOW AWESOME 👏

@Shooters141

4 жыл бұрын

That is way cool dude.

One of those many horn men who you rarely hear about but were amazing !

I haven’t heard this song in 30 years. It is still on fire Stitt was dope

So melodic, so sensitive. I love him

Cool! GREAT music and musicians! Fan since the mid 50's and up to this day (73.yrs old). Stay "cool" folks and DIG!

The trombonist and announcer - a genius in his own right - was J J Johnson!

Picking one word, I go with "wow". Stitt is my all-time favorite. I was inspired many decades ago by his rendition of Mr. Bojangles.

Sonny Stitt is awesome!! I've been a fan for a long time.

@nadineemmacohen7786

4 жыл бұрын

ME TOO !

@kczbluesman

3 жыл бұрын

And me three

@saxophonesplayjazz59

Жыл бұрын

Count me in on that

Always loved Sonny's "singing alto"

What a genius he had for jazz. So glad you posted this

@Frankie-O

Жыл бұрын

Sonny Rollins is the genius of jazz.

Man smooth as silk, Sonny and Cannonball are my favorites. Can listen for centuries.

Dr. Sonny Stitt is in the House. What more can I say?

Sonny Stitt is the shit

@saxmarko

10 жыл бұрын

you are the shit!

@yugang08

10 жыл бұрын

Seeing that english might not be your first language, i wonder if you mean this as a compliment or an insult. If you mean this as a insult, then you should know what i said is a compliment to sonny. If your comment to me was a compliment, the same as mine about stitt, then thank you.

@saxmarko

10 жыл бұрын

thisall cleared, Greetings

@yugang08

10 жыл бұрын

Dan Horvath serious question, are you trolling?

@bighornbop

10 жыл бұрын

I say this everyday haha

It's reassuring to see that 136,000 people have viewed this video of the amazing Sonny Stitt. Apparently there are still a lot of us who understand

@rlm5657

8 жыл бұрын

Yes sir.......I often watch it at bedtime.

@charlesmiller7283

7 жыл бұрын

He does sound like Charlie Parker but that's not BAD, that sound should never die out....

@spensert4933

3 жыл бұрын

Yah and he's so deep into this song it seems like it was written for him.

@bjornjanlert1013

3 жыл бұрын

@@spensert4933 I agree !

@princeandrey

2 жыл бұрын

An unsung hero!

I am dumbfounded & speechless !

I'm so happy that heard him live in Montmartre Copenhagen. An evening I'll never forget. He was a great musician !

Working on a Sonny Stitt's chorus equals to a masterclass per se. Not only he has worked intensely on Bird's vocabulary, but his impeccable phrasé allows to follow his choruses like a melody...

Perfect

One of the very best Alto Sax players ever. So soulful, you feel everything he's saying. So under rated. I collect all Stitt recordings, video's and photos. Got any?

SALUTE TO ALL THESE MUSICIANS 🎶🎵🎼

Just awesome....

That's how you play the alto. This whole concert is killer. Also appreciate the way JJ pronounces "saxophonist" ;)

@jazzjackblackskull

10 жыл бұрын

How else would you pronounce it?

@NickHemptonBand

10 жыл бұрын

Most Americans seem to put the emphasis on the "phone", i.e. Saxophone-ist. Always sounds awkward to me.

@jazzjackblackskull

10 жыл бұрын

Oh, never heard it pronounced like that.

Sonny is flowing like a quaint creek then gets bigger and wider than the Mississippi ! Beautiful

Great tone on alto!

Sooooo beautiful!!!!!

Wow, I haven't seen much video of Sonny or Jug for that matter? This is so nice to see...I saw him at a place in Chicago called the "Plug Nickel" in Oldtown when I was 12...never forgot it...Thanks for posting man!

Bird, Cannonball, Stitt. Virtuoso Giants on the alto sax. I still get that stank face listening to these articulated runs. Great influences on my playing still.

@lawrencemuller8972

3 жыл бұрын

I would add Phil.

He's so fucking perfect, he never makes a mistake

This is beautiful. Brilliant saxophonist.

FANTASTIC

Saw him at a Jazz Festival live in '81 + I have heard his recordings many times definatley one of the best ever of all Jazztimes!!!!! lol

A great soulful player who just may be the best jazz saxophonist ever.

Always so much more there every time I listen to Sonny Stitt, so deep and expressive and effervescent, so much detail.. so much to keep coming back for, the greatest!!

Pure artistry.

Saif, I didn't get it per se, but, Sonny was know to be a cutter and a bit of a smart-ass. I just took it as a joke, and feel very fortunate to have heard him live, and to have spoken with him.

haunting and beautiful

Great, great, great musician.

Beautiful

Seriously, play this even in 0.5x time, and Sonny Stitt becomes even more of a freak of nature

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwww!

How beautiful this is...

Heavenly

Love u sonny

This is insane!

One of the greatest in the business and my introduction to jazz alone with Nancy Wilson in the 60s. Got to see him many times.

Some people are just gifted.

It's Sonny Stitt's birthday anniversary today, 2nd February. What a legend🎀💐👌

perfect

This guy's a genius.

Just awesome.......

PURE GENIUS!

Beautiful...

This is Sonny meat ,Master at the height of his powers playing with his comtemperies , JJ Johnson ,Kenny "Klook" Clarke , Walter Bishop and Tommy Potter . Listen how Walter sets Sonny up with choice notes rock solid bottom with Tommy and the Father of modern drumming Kenny Clarke .

S. S. is the most underrated musician of all time. If I could play like that, I could die in peace....

@lawrencemuller8972

3 жыл бұрын

He is not underrated by widely recognized as one of the true giants of jazz, especially on alto (he played also tenor)

@lawrencemuller8972

2 жыл бұрын

He is not underrated. Many regard him as one of the greatests ever.

Great stuff. Thanks for posting

When you hear Stitt on Alto, you automatically know that it’s him. Impeccable timing and effortless technique only are exceeded by his melodic inventiveness in improvising. A jazz giant of the highest order., R.I.P. Sonny.

@FishBait-ug6ek

4 ай бұрын

His music is like a signature. You know it's him. Sweet sax!

Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter ce génie grandiose.

My Man my Brother in the struggle Mr. stitt

Genius

Oh tan relajante, increible presentacion...

A great improvisor and unbelievable technique

Superb

perrisimo!!

One of the greatest solo takes on a tune that I've EVER heard! Mort Weiss SMS JAZZ "The Mort Report" @ All About Jazz

Not only is Sonny Awesome but Walter Bishop Jr, Tommy Potter and Klook are The Music's Rhythm Dream Team , The Stuff that legends are made off! Salute to the Rhythm Section that never gets to rest! ;-)

Sweet technique, Sonny!

I saw him in Houston; it was a lesson in how to play the saxophone.

Superb!!!

super impressive - wow amazing and beautiful

This run is magical 0:58 !

Máster sound of sax-jazz. Boutique🙏

Wot a Cool cat just love it

Lord.

Amazing Stitt!!great cat!!

Happy Birth/Earth Day. Will always be my idol.

el mejor!!

You 'r right Sonny was great sax player...This solo is beautiful.

Don't miss wit' de boy dem.. Jukin' it up..One Time...

Many thanks for postimg this wonderful small piece of jazz history! I herad it 3 times now, and discover always more! This guys are awesome, there can't be enough "THAANX" to them (and here also to SOGLIDER)! Well done @ all!

natural but lots do not understands how much thé play and replay was there to mâke them exist and feel unique

Man, he had a great sound.

Even if there had not been A Bird there would have been Sonny Stitt. Kenny Clarke