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1970 studio album by Sonny Stitt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[4] The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.[5]

Released1970
RecordedOctober 27, 1969
StudiosVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
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Night Letter
Studio album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1970
RecordedOctober 27, 1969
StudiosVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:27
LabelsPrestige
PR-7759
ProducerBob Porter
Sonny Stitt chronology
Brothers-4
(1969)		 Night Letter
(1970)		 Turn It On!
(1969)
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AllmusicStarStarStar[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[3]
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Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted

  1. "Night Letter" - 5:15
  2. "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
  3. "Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
  4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
  5. "Blue String" - 6:20
  6. "You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
  7. "Blues Walk" - 5:55

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