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Sonny Stitt

USA

Born: 02 February 1924

Died: 22 July 1982

Years Active: 40, 50, 60, 70, 80

Genres: Jazz, Vocal

Styles: Bop, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards

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Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Sitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young. Stitt gradually developed his own sound and style, though he was never far from Parker on any alto solo. A wonderful blues and ballad player whose approach influenced John...

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