Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album)

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Shangri-La
Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album).jpg
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedMarch 19, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PR-7332
ProducerOzzie 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
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 stars[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 noted

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

Personnel[]

References[]

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