Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album)

Shangri-La
Studio album by Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson
Released	1964
Recorded	March 19, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR-7332
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Sonny Stitt chronology
My Main Man (1964) Shangri-La (1964) Soul People (1964)
Don Patterson chronology
Goin' Down Home (1964) Shangri-La (1964) The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (1964)

Shangr-La is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating " Shangri-La doesn't particularly stand out from other, similar albums he made at the time with organ, but it's a respectable set with both uptempo swingers and ballads".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "My New Baby" - 7:21
2. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 4:34
3. "Soul Food" - 7:51
4. "Shangri-La" (Matty Malneck, Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) - 4:44
5. "Mama Don't Allow It" (Cow Cow Davenport) - 5:54
6. "The Eternal One" - 5:49

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Don Patterson - organ
• Billy James - drums

References

1. Prestige Records Discography accessed January 15, 2013
2. Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 15, 2013
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.