Goin' Down Slow

Performer: Sonny Stitt
Artist: Thad Jones; Hank Jones; Idris Muhammad; Hampton Hawes
Engineer: Eddie Harris; Rudy VanGelder
Producer: Ozzie Cadena; Ray Shanklin
Distributor: Ryko Distribution

Notes: Contains 2 LPs on 1 CD: GOIN' DOWN SLOW (1972)/SO DOGGONE GOOD (1972). Personnel: Sonny Stitt (alto & tenor saxophones); Thad Jones (trumpet); Hank Jones, Hampton Hawes (piano); Billy Butler, Wally Richardson (guitar); George Duvivier, Reggie Johnson (bass); Idris Muhammad, Lenny McBrowne (drums); Buddy Caldwell (congas, bells). Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California on February 5 & September 13-14, 1972. Personnel: Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Billy Butler, Wally Richardson (guitar); Julius Brand, Herbert Baumel, David Nadien, Max Ellen (violin); Thad Jones (trumpet); Hampton Hawes, Hank Jones (piano); Lenny McBrowne, Idris Muhammad (drums); Buddy Caldwell (congas, bells). Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton. Audio Remixer: Jim Stern. Liner Note Author: Michael Rozek. Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA (02/15/1972); New York, NY (02/15/1972); Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (02/15/1972). Photographer: Tony Lane. Arrangers: Sonny Stitt; Thad Jones. Sonny Stitt was in one of his prime periods during the early '70s and this LP finds him in particularly creative form. Best is the 14-minute "Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue and Sadie" which features Stitt, trumpeter Thad Jones, guitarist Billy Butler, and pianist Hank Jones soloing over a small string section; Jones' arrangement is quite memorable. Although the other four selections are not quite at the same level, Stitt is in top form throughout this inventive date. ~ Scott Yanow

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