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1957 compilation album by Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson Released 1957 Recorded October 17 and December 11, 1949 and January 26, 1950 New York City Genre Jazz Length 50 :28 Label Prestige PRLP 7024
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1957)
Stitt's Bits (1950)
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (also released as All God's Children Got Rhythm ) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt compiling tracks recorded with trombonist J. J. Johnson or pianist Bud Powell in 1949–50 and released on the Prestige label in 1957.[ 4] The 1990 CD reissue added five bonus tracks to the original LP. The cover art was done by cartoonist Don Martin of MAD magazine fame.
The Allmusic review stated "This superb CD reissues the complete output of three classic bop sessions... Highly recommended music".[ 1]
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
"All God's Chillun Got Rhythm " (Walter Jurmann , Gus Kahn , Bronisław Kaper ) – 2:57
"Sonnyside" – 2:21
"Bud's Blues" – 2:32
"Sunset" – 3:44
"Fine and Dandy " (Paul James , Kay Swift ) – 2:39
"Fine and Dandy" [alternate take] (James, Swift) – 2:38 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Strike Up the Band " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) – 3:26
"I Want to Be Happy " (Irving Caesar , Vincent Youmans ) – 3:09
"Taking a Chance on Love " (Vernon Duke , Ted Fetter , John Latouche ) – 2:32
"Afternoon in Paris " (John Lewis) – 3:03
"Afternoon in Paris" [alternate take] (Lewis) – 2:59 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Elora" (J.J. Johnson) – 3:03
"Elora" [alternate take] (Johnson) – 3:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Teapot" (Johnson) – 2:43
"Teapot" [alternate take] (Johnson) – 3:01 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Blue Mode" (Johnson) – 3:45
"Blue Mode" [alternate take] (Johnson) – 2:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded in New York City on October 17, 1949 (tracks 10–17), December 11, 1949 (tracks 1–4) and January 26, 1950 (tracks 5–9)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
Stitt's Bits (1950)
Kaleidoscope (1950–52)
Jazz at the Hi-Hat (1954)
The Battle of Birdland (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1954)
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
Sonny Stitt Plays (1955)
New York Jazz (1956)
For Musicians Only (with Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz , 1956)
37 Minutes and 48 Seconds with Sonny Stitt (c.1956/57)
Only the Blues (1957)
Personal Appearance (1957)
Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (1957)
Burnin' (1958)
Sonny Stitt (1958)
The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt (1958)
A Little Bit of Stitt (1959)
Saxophone Supremacy (1959)
Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues (1959)
Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (1959)
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1959)
Sonny Side Up (with Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins , Verve , 1959)
Sonny Stitt Swings the Most (1959)
The Hard Swing (1959)
The Sonny Side of Stitt (1959)
Previously Unreleased Recordings (1960)
Sonny Side Up (Roost , 1960)
Stittsville (1960)
Stitt in Orbit (1960–62)
Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge (1961)
The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt (1961)
Feelin's (1962)
Low Flame (1962)
Rearin' Back (1962)
Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (1962)
Stitt Meets Brother Jack (with "Brother" Jack McDuff , 1962)
Move on Over (1963)
My Mother's Eyes (1963)
Now! (1963)
Primitivo Soul! (1963)
Salt and Pepper (and Paul Gonsalves , 1963)
Soul Shack (with "Brother" Jack McDuff, 1963)
Stitt Goes Latin (1963)
Stitt Plays Bird (1963)
My Main Man (and Bennie Green , 1964)
Shangri-La (with Don Patterson , 1964)
Sax Expressions (1965)
Sonny Stitt / Live at Ronnie Scott's (with Dick Morrissey , 1965)
Soul People (with Booker Ervin and Don Patterson, 1964–69)
Broadway Soul (1965)
Inter-Action (and Zoot Sims , 1965)
Night Crawler (with Don Patterson, 1965)
Pow! (with Bennie Green, 1965)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (1965)
Deuces Wild (1966)
I Keep Comin' Back! (1966)
Soul in the Night (and Bunky Green , 1966)
What's New!!! (1966)
Parallel-a-Stitt (1967)
Little Green Apples (1968)
Soul Electricity! (1968)
Come Hither (1969)
Night Letter (1969)
Black Vibrations (1971)
Turn It On! (1971)
12! (1972)
Constellation (1972)
Goin' Down Slow (1972)
Tune-Up! (1972)
Mr. Bojangles (1973)
The Champ (1973)
Satan (1974)
Blues for Duke (1975)
Dumpy Mama (1975)
Mellow (1975)
My Buddy: Sonny Stitt Plays for Gene Ammons (1975)
Forecast: Sonny & Red (with Red Holloway , 1976)
I Remember Bird (1978)
Stomp Off Let's Go (1976)
Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1977)
In Style (1981)
The Last Sessions (1982)
AndGene Ammons WithDizzy Gillespie WithDon Patterson With others
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Because Powell's discography features albums with the same title, record labels are identified to avoid any confusion.
As leader or co-leader
Bud Powell Trio (Roost, 1947–53)
Jazz Giant /Piano Solos /Piano Solos, No.2 (1949–50)
The Amazing Bud Powell (1949–51)
The Genius of Bud Powell /Bud Powell's Moods (Mercury/Verve, 1950–51)
Inner Fires (1953)
The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol. 2 (1953)
Bud Powell's Moods (Norgran/Verve, 1956)
Jazz Original /Bud Powell '57 (1954–55)
The Lonely One... (1955)
Piano Interpretations by Bud Powell (1955)
Blues in the Closet (1956)
Strictly Powell (1956)
Bud! (1957)
Swingin' with Bud (1957)
Bud Plays Bird (1957–58)
Time Waits (1958)
The Scene Changes (1958)
Bud in Paris (1959–60)
The Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1960)
A Portrait of Thelonious (1961)
A Tribute to Cannonball (and Don Byas , 1961)
'Round About Midnight at the Blue Note (1961)
At the Golden Circle (1962)
Bouncing with Bud (1962)
Americans in Europe (split album, 1963)
Bud Powell in Paris (1963)
Relaxin' at Home, 61–64 (1961–64)
Eternity (1961–64)
The Invisible Cage (1964)
Holidays in Edenville, 64 (1964)
The Return of Bud Powell (1964)
Award at Birdland, 64 (1964)
Ups 'n Downs (c. 1965)
With others
Cootie Williams and His Orchestra 1941–1944 (Cootie Williams , Classics , 1944)
New York Journeyman – Complete Recordings (Frank Socolow , 1945)
Dexter Rides Again (Dexter Gordon , 1946)
J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946)
Sonny Stitt/Bud Powell/J. J. Johnson (1949–50)
One Night in Birdland (1950)
Jazz at Massey Hall (Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Parker , Mingus, Max Roach , 1953)
Mingus at Antibes (Charles Mingus , 1960)
Paris Jam Session (Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , 1959)
Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963)
Our Man in Paris (Dexter Gordon, 1963)
Compilations and box sets Compositions Related
Albums
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58)
Award-Winning Drummer (1958)
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
MAX (1958)
Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958)
Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958)
Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958)
Deeds, Not Words (1958)
Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Quiet as It's Kept (1959)
Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich , 1959)
The Many Sides of Max (1959)
Long as You're Living (1960)
Parisian Sketches (1960)
We Insist! (1960)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
It's Time (1962)
Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962)
Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962)
The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964)
Drums Unlimited (1965)
Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)
Re: Percussion (M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973)
Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton , 1978)
Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor , 1979)
M'Boom (1979)
One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton , 1979)
Pictures in a Frame (1979)
The Long March (and Archie Shepp , 1979)
In the Light (1982)
Live at Vielharmonie (1983)
Collage (M'Boom, 1984)
It's Christmas Again (1984)
Scott Free (1984)
Survivors (1984)
Easy Winners (1985)
Bright Moments (1986)
Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie , 1989)
To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown Compilations