Now! (Sonny Stitt album)
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Now! is a 1963 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...

, his first and next-to-last for Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records
Impulse! Records was an American jazz record label, originally established in 1960 by producer Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Records, based in New York City...

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Track listing

All the pieces by Sonny Stitt, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Surfin'" - 4:12
  2. "Lester Leaps In" (Young) - 6:23
  3. "Estralita" (Unknown) - 3:17
  4. "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
    Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
    "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" was written by Sam H. Stept with lyrics by Sidney Clare. Original publication also credited singer Bee Palmer as co-composer. The song was published in 1930...

    " (Clare, Stept) - 4:34
  5. "Touchy" - 5:13
  6. "Never ---SH!" - 5:07
  7. "My Mother's Eyes" (Beer, Gilbert) - 4:08
  8. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
    I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
    "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" is a song recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra. The words were written by Ned Washington and the music was written by George Bassman. It was first performed in 1932. The original copyright is dated 1933 and issued to Lawrence Music Publishers, Inc. The...

    " (Bassman, Washington) - 4:14

Personnel

  • Sonny Stitt
    Sonny Stitt
    Edward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...

     - tenor saxophone
  • Hank Jones
    Hank Jones
    Henry "Hank" Jones was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award...

     - piano
  • Al Lucas
    Al Lucas (musician)
    Al Lucas was a Canadian jazz double-bassist.Lucas's mother was a concert pianist, and he took lessons from her as a child, eventually switching to bass and tuba at age 12. After moving to New York City, Lucas played with Kaiser Marshall, then joined the Royal Sunset Orchestra, where he played from...

     - bass
  • Osie Johnson
    Osie Johnson
    James "Osie" Johnson was a jazz drummer.He first worked with Sabby Lewis and then, after service in the United States Navy freelanced for a time in Chicago...

    - drums
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