Deuces Wild (Sonny Stitt album)

For other uses of Deuces Wild, see Deuces Wild (disambiguation).
Deuces Wild
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released 1967
Recorded September 11, 1966
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 33:58
Label Atlantic
3008
Producer Joel Dorn
Sonny Stitt chronology
I Keep Comin' Back!
(1966)
Deuces Wild
(1966)
Parallel-a-Stitt
(1967)

Deuces Wild is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.[1] The album featured Robin Kenyatta's recording debut.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Jim Todd stated "The performances are concise, blues-based blowing numbers. What they lack in compositional refinement they make up for in energetic execution".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Deuces Wild" - 5:25
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
  3. "Blues Ahead" - 4:18
  4. "Sittin' in with Stitt" - 4:01
  5. "In the Bag" (Robin Kenyatta) - 6:21
  6. "Me 'n' You" (Kenyatta) - 3:19
  7. "Pipin' the Blues" (Rufus Harley, Stitt) - 5:50

Personnel

References

  1. Atlantic Records Discography accessed January 10, 2013
  2. 1 2 Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed January 10, 2013
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