Sonny Stitt - Rearin' Back

Sonny Stitt - Rearin' Back - Argo LP 709 - Cadet later pressing (hence the awful B&W cover, sorry for that...)

Sonny Stitt - Alto & Tenor Sax
Ronald Matthews - Piano
Arthur Harper Jr - Bass
Lex Humphries - Drums

Recorded - September 24, 1962, Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago

Supervision: Esmond Edwards
Engineer: Ron Malo
Cover Photo: Don Bronstein

Released: February 16, 1963 (Originally; Approx)

Well, coming right back at you with a weekend bonus posting of an Argo side by the legendary journey jazzman par excellence, Sonny Stitt! I wouldn't call this side a genuine Argo/Cadet Rarity; used vinyl copies turn up quite regularly, and it was reissued on a Japan only mini LP/CD a few years ago which although is now out of print, copies are always available. Yet I have quite a fondness for this side which I think is really representative of the early 60s JFK era/Chicago Jazz/Argo sound which this blog celebrates... Nice fidelity, off a restoration of another bargain bin acquisition.

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