The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt

The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1961
Recorded	March 6 & 7, 1961 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve V/V6 8451
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Side Up (1960) The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt (1961) Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Down Beat	[2]

The Sensual Sound of Sonny Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt performing with Ralph Burns' orchestra recorded in 1961 and released on the Verve label.^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 3:21
2. "Back to My Home Town" - 3:16
3. "All of You" (Cole Porter) - 3:37
4. "I Never Felt That Way" - 3:08
5. "World Really Isn't" - 2:55
6. "They Say It's Wonderful" (Irving Berlin) - 3:18
7. "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 3:48
8. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 3:08
9. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) - 3:31
10. "Talk to Me" (Stanley Kahan, Eddie Snyder, Rudy Vallée) - 3:11

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone
• The Ralph Burns Strings - strings
• Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ralph Burns
• Murray Laden - cover photography

References

1. Allmusic Review accessed January 7, 2013
2. Down Beat: May 24, 1962 vol. 29, no. 11
3. Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed November 26, 2015