Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Sonny Stitt Sits In With The Oscar Peterson Trio
| Recorded | May 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 420359 |
The record
Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen lock down the pulse of Oscar Peterson's famously tight trio while Stitt's alto and tenor stretch out over the top. Cut in May '59, it plays like Verve's house style at its most easygoing.
Session personnel
- Ray Brown — bass
- Ed Thigpen — drums
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Sonny Stitt — saxophone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 33 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8344 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV 8344 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8344 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-8344 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1960 | Verve Records — STEREO |
| 1960 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1384 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8344 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | Verve Records · EPV 5171 — Vinyl, 7", EP |
| 1962 | La Voz De Su Amo · LCLP 195 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Verve Records · MV 2022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Verve Records · MV 2022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Verve Records · MV 2538 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 18MJ 9014 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0042 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Follow the players
Ray Brown also plays on
Ed Thigpen also plays on
Oscar Peterson also plays on