Mr. Bojangles (album)

Mr. Bojangles
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1973
Recorded	1973 Sound Exchange Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:21
Label	Cadet CA 50026
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Sonny Stitt chronology
12! (1972) Mr. Bojangles (1973) God Bless Jug and Sonny (1973)

Mr. Bojangles is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1973 and released on the Cadet label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Mr. Bojangles pairs Sonny Stitt with arranger Don Sebesky for one of the smoothest and most mainstream-facing dates of the saxophonist's career. Sebesky's luminous treatments underscore the elegance of Stitt's soulful alto and tenor leads".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 7:31
2. "World Is a Ghetto" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:56
3. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 4:41
4. "Blue Monsoon" (Esmond Edwards) - 5:06
5. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:33
6. "Fifty Per Cent" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:38
7. "Ben" (Donald Black, Walter Scharf) - 4:56

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Roland Hanna - electric piano
• Cornell Dupree - guitar
• Richard Davis - electric bass
• Jimmy Johnson - drums
• George Marge - alto flute, oboe
• Jimmy Buffington - French Horn
• Gloria Agostini - harp
• Phil Kraus - vibraphone, xylophone, percussion
• Warren Smith - percussion
• David Nadien, Harold Kobain, Emmanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Joseph Malia - violin
• Charles McCracken, George Ricci cello
• Don Sebesky - arranger, conductor

References

1. GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975) accessed January 14, 2013
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed January 8, 2013