Night Letter (album)

Night Letter
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1969
Recorded	October 27, 1969 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR-7759
Producer	Bob Porter
Sonny Stitt chronology
Brothers-4 (1969) Night Letter (1969) Turn It On! (1969)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[3] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.^[4]

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Night Letter" - 5:15
2. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
3. "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
5. "Blue String" - 6:20
6. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
7. "Blues Walk" - 5:55

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone
• Gene Ludwig - organ
• Pat Martino - guitar
• Randy Gelispie - drums

References

1. Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
4. Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
5. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013