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Stitt Goes Latin

Recorded	Jun 11, 1963
Label	Roulette
Catalog	LP 2253
Released	1963
Personnel	7 credited players
Discogs	master 302715

The record

Stitt slots his hard-bop alto and tenor over a bubbling Afro-Cuban rhythm section, with Patato Valdes and Willie Bobo laying down the clave and a young Chick Corea comping alongside Thad Jones -- a 1963 Roulette date that catches the era's jazz-meets-Latin crossover in full swing.

Session personnel

Sonny Stitt — alto saxophone [instrument uncredited], tenor saxophone [uncredited]
Larry Gales — bass [instrument uncredited]
Carlos "Patato" Valdes — featuring, congas [instrument uncredited], bongos [instrument uncredited]
Willie Bobo — featuring, drums [instrument uncredited]
Chihuahua — featuring, percussion [instrument uncredited]
Chick Corea — featuring, piano [instrument uncredited]
Thad Jones — featuring, trumpet [instrument uncredited]

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1963	Roost · LP 2253 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file
1963	Roost · SLP 2253 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	Royal Roost · LP 2253 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1963	Royal Roost · LP 2253 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1963	Royal Roost · SLP 2253 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo
1975	Roulette — STEREO
1989	Fresh Sound Records · FSR-687 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
2011	Roost · TOCJ-50190 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
2016	Roost · WPCR-29127 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, SHM-CD
2020	Honey Pie Records (2) · HONEY001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue