Sonny Stitt, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, played with many jazz legends during his career, including Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and many others. This folio features 14 authentic transcriptions, including: After Hours * Body and Soul * Constellation * On the Sunny Side of the Street * Ray's Idea * Soul Shack * Tune Up * and more, plus a biography and discography.

He's played with the best in jazz. Now you can improve your playing with his practice tips. The book features a biography and table of abbreviations. Titles include: It Could Happen to You * Just You, Just Me * Over the Rainbow * Stella by Starlight.

The second of the Classics label's Sonny Stitt compilations, The Chronological Sonny Stitt: 1950-1951 features some of the best work the tenor saxophone luminary recorded for the Prestige label. Included are studio cuts Stitt made with fellow saxophonist Gene Ammons around the time the duo was performing together at the legendary Birdland club in New York City. ~ Matt Collar