"Lover Man"Sonny Stitt,Walter Bishop,Tommy Potter,Kenny Clarke.

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июн 2011
  • "Lover Man" writtten by Jimmy Davis, Roger ("Ram") Ramirez, and James Sherman.
    Sonny Stitt Alto Sax,
    Walter Bishop Piano.
    Tommy Potter Bass,
    Kenny Clarke Drums.
    This clip was uploaded in accordance with the fair use clause for educational purposes only.
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Комментарии • 287

  • @damirlolic1489
    @damirlolic1489 5 лет назад +23

    The first time I heard this tune as a chubby little kid at my grandmas house in Vienna, I cried like a baby. For no reason at all. The music just moved me. Thank you Sonny Stitt & crew for getting me into jazz.

  • @emilianoturazzi
    @emilianoturazzi 10 лет назад +43

    why people said Stitt was a copycat??? He was a fine and deep and wholly personal alto player. Influenced by Bird? yes who wasn't in his generation.

    • @hisongpark
      @hisongpark 5 лет назад +2

      You are a very wise person.

    • @johnnyloungejazz5477
      @johnnyloungejazz5477 5 месяцев назад

      I think Phil Woods copied Sonny. Regardless Mr. Still was a F Genius

  • @terrryc
    @terrryc 9 лет назад +58

    I never had any real idea as to how to REALLY play the Saxophone until I bought a couple of Stitt Albums for a Dollar apiece at a J.M. Fields Department store in 1970. Ruined me for life....

  • @braintreecat
    @braintreecat 6 лет назад +66

    Sonny -is there anyone like him since? I challenge my jazz sax students to do extensive listening. It's all there-style, sound, phrasing, ideas. A true giant!

  • @ckvlzlvxch
    @ckvlzlvxch 7 лет назад +25

    If there was ever such a thing as a perfect solo, it would belong to Sonny Stitt

  • @JonnyHalfton
    @JonnyHalfton 10 месяцев назад +4

    6:28 this guy literally invented the "nation wide is on your side" jingle just doing an improv outro... genius

  • @exjazzbassbaz
    @exjazzbassbaz 13 лет назад +19

    sonny stitt was the business.in total command of his instrument.one of THE great saxophone players of all time.like he said bird left him the key.nice post..

  • @jazzartpoet
    @jazzartpoet 8 лет назад +117

    I was fortunate enough to meet him once, in the 70's. What a fun character he was, prone to "Cutting" lesser players off the stage, etc. He asked us if we were musicians. He asked how long we had played. I said over 10 years. He said: "You are like a ten year old to me!" He also asked, what is a whole note. I started to explain my answer, and he said: "NO!...It's a circle with a line through it, stupid"! His playing was magnificent and transcendent! He is one of my top 5 favorite sax players, especially on alto.

    • @Saif.hadad12
      @Saif.hadad12 8 лет назад +1

      whole note .It's a circle with a line through it
      sorry but i didnt get it, did you ?

    • @ckvlzlvxch
      @ckvlzlvxch 8 лет назад +2

      as in the music note on the page

    • @sophiay.8643
      @sophiay.8643 7 лет назад +8

      I mean, the whole note doesn't have a line through it if its a low D or high G on treble cleff.

    • @moohapple12
      @moohapple12 6 лет назад

      do the staff lines count though? I reckon he meant the staff lines that cut through the circles

    • @Gregorypeckory
      @Gregorypeckory 5 лет назад +6

      That would make no sense for the notes in the spaces. If he really did make that joke (who trusts the authority of random youtube comments asserting something there is no way to fact check?), it falls flat on the retelling; maybe context made it okay, but it sounds lame now, especially calling someone stupid for not answering with his strange, incorrect answer.

  • @johnbrown1851
    @johnbrown1851 5 месяцев назад +3

    Much respect to Mr Stitt. Bringing so much beauty into the world 🌎

  • @terrryc
    @terrryc 11 лет назад +57

    I hope that this vid explains why Sonny Stitt is my favorite Alto player...

    • @ronthedon5317
      @ronthedon5317 2 года назад +2

      My 5 major influences: Sonny Stitt, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Lucky Thompson. In that order!

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 2 года назад +1

      @@ronthedon5317 Not bad at all. For the record mine are Mr Stitt, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon,Bud Powell and John Coltrane.
      Obviously there are a fair few others that have influenced my playing but Sonny is probably my greatest inspiration as a musician.

    • @markhiggins8315
      @markhiggins8315 2 года назад +1

      @@ronthedon5317 Sorry I should really have mentioned Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins as they also had quite an impact on how I function as a player but again it goes to show that there are so many great masters of the art. I could probably go on to list a fair few more but I've probably bored you enough and I'll just reiterate that Sonny Stitt is my biggest single influence. I do find it interesting to hear other musicians inspirations and influences.

    • @ronthedon5317
      @ronthedon5317 2 года назад

      @@markhiggins8315 Amen to that! To be completely honest, I love all of the Greats of Jazz, but... There's something that just speaks to me with ones such as Stitt, Gordon, and especially Lester Young (love hearing him play the Blues)... I learn something new from them everytime I return to any one of them!

  • @theodorepullins3124
    @theodorepullins3124 4 года назад +6

    SONNY STITT WAS AWESOME! REST IN POWER SONNY 🎷

  • @bill3837
    @bill3837 7 лет назад +52

    r u kiddin me that was freakin awesome .that sound, those lines that rhythym oh my god. it brought a tear to my eye. thank you Sonny Stitt thank you thank you

  • @bigeman25
    @bigeman25 6 лет назад +15

    This is why I love Sonny.

  • @jangunnarolsen5946
    @jangunnarolsen5946 8 лет назад +6

    Cool! GREAT music and musicians! Fan since the mid 50's and up to this day (73.yrs old). Stay "cool" folks and DIG!

  • @Listen4u2b
    @Listen4u2b 11 лет назад +2

    Mr Stitt ...thank you

  • @paulienebz
    @paulienebz 8 лет назад +11

    this is Stitt essentially playing with Bird's Rhythm Section.. it is so incredibly beautiful.

  • @Shooters141
    @Shooters141 9 месяцев назад +2

    Wow!!! Just blew my mind. So beautiful!

  • @heidegger101
    @heidegger101 12 лет назад +4

    One of those many horn men who you rarely hear about but were amazing !

  • @ikema781
    @ikema781 12 лет назад +36

    This is one of the greatest videos of a Sonny Stitt performance , you get a in depth view of one of the greatest saxophone players ever. Thanks for posting this!

  • @edpolk1262
    @edpolk1262 6 лет назад +11

    Always loved Sonny's "singing alto"

  • @boomerang905
    @boomerang905 6 лет назад +4

    I really loved that! I love Mr. Stitt! 💘

  • @spacebuffalo
    @spacebuffalo 10 лет назад +37

    Sonny Stitt is awesome!! I've been a fan for a long time.

  • @wyndhleodumegwu253
    @wyndhleodumegwu253 7 лет назад +12

    Dr. Sonny Stitt is in the House.
    What more can I say?

  • @SAXPREACHER
    @SAXPREACHER 9 лет назад +59

    I use to go and see him everytime he played at the Jazz Showcase on rush street in Chicago. I rember going to the store for him to get cigarettes.

  • @erginyilmaztenor
    @erginyilmaztenor 6 лет назад +9

    So melodic, so sensitive. I love him

  • @eldorado5960
    @eldorado5960 4 года назад +9

    The trombonist and announcer - a genius in his own right - was J J Johnson!

  • @coajrmusic
    @coajrmusic 11 лет назад +5

    Picking one word, I go with "wow". Stitt is my all-time favorite. I was inspired many decades ago by his rendition of Mr. Bojangles.

  • @jamesjefferson8353
    @jamesjefferson8353 Год назад +2

    I haven’t heard this song in 30 years. It is still on fire Stitt was dope

  • @vincentlavorgna2867
    @vincentlavorgna2867 8 лет назад +86

    It's reassuring to see that 136,000 people have viewed this video of the amazing Sonny Stitt. Apparently there are still a lot of us who understand

    • @rlm5657
      @rlm5657 7 лет назад +4

      Yes sir.......I often watch it at bedtime.

    • @charlesmiller7283
      @charlesmiller7283 7 лет назад +5

      He does sound like Charlie Parker but that's not BAD, that sound should never die out....

    • @spensert4933
      @spensert4933 3 года назад +1

      Yah and he's so deep into this song it seems like it was written for him.

    • @bjornjanlert1013
      @bjornjanlert1013 3 года назад

      @@spensert4933 I agree !

    • @princeandrey
      @princeandrey 2 года назад

      An unsung hero!

  • @Bulletisred
    @Bulletisred 4 года назад +2

    Man smooth as silk, Sonny and Cannonball are my favorites. Can listen for centuries.

  • @yugang08
    @yugang08 10 лет назад +41

    Sonny Stitt is the shit

    • @saxmarko
      @saxmarko 10 лет назад +4

      you are the shit!

    • @yugang08
      @yugang08 10 лет назад +12

      Seeing that english might not be your first language, i wonder if you mean this as a compliment or an insult. If you mean this as a insult, then you should know what i said is a compliment to sonny. If your comment to me was a compliment, the same as mine about stitt, then thank you.

    • @saxmarko
      @saxmarko 10 лет назад +1

      thisall cleared, Greetings

    • @yugang08
      @yugang08 10 лет назад

      Dan Horvath serious question, are you trolling?

    • @bighornbop
      @bighornbop 10 лет назад +1

      I say this everyday haha

  • @pierrechaouat
    @pierrechaouat Год назад +5

    Working on a Sonny Stitt's chorus equals to a masterclass per se. Not only he has worked intensely on Bird's vocabulary, but his impeccable phrasé allows to follow his choruses like a melody...

  • @AlexSosaBolivia
    @AlexSosaBolivia 10 лет назад +27

    Great tone on alto!

  • @JazzPublicist
    @JazzPublicist 11 лет назад +13

    One of the very best Alto Sax players ever. So soulful, you feel everything he's saying. So under rated. I collect all Stitt recordings, video's and photos. Got any?

  • @olebirgerpedersen
    @olebirgerpedersen 3 года назад +4

    I'm so happy that heard him live in Montmartre Copenhagen. An evening I'll never forget. He was a great musician !

  • @vincentlavorgna2867
    @vincentlavorgna2867 10 лет назад +30

    What a genius he had for jazz. So glad you posted this

    • @Frankie-O
      @Frankie-O Год назад

      Sonny Rollins is the genius of jazz.

  • @H5748awat
    @H5748awat 8 лет назад +11

    Great, great, great musician.

  • @JamesNifong
    @JamesNifong 9 лет назад +18

    This is beautiful. Brilliant saxophonist.

  • @ckvlzlvxch
    @ckvlzlvxch 2 года назад +1

    Seriously, play this even in 0.5x time, and Sonny Stitt becomes even more of a freak of nature

  • @hairnsap
    @hairnsap 5 лет назад

    Sonny is flowing like a quaint creek then gets bigger and wider than the Mississippi ! Beautiful

  • @southpass
    @southpass 4 года назад +1

    I am dumbfounded & speechless !

  • @vcharrison63
    @vcharrison63 6 лет назад +7

    Bird, Cannonball, Stitt. Virtuoso Giants on the alto sax. I still get that stank face listening to these articulated runs. Great influences on my playing still.

  • @theodorepullins3124
    @theodorepullins3124 5 лет назад +5

    SALUTE TO ALL THESE MUSICIANS 🎶🎵🎼

  • @MariettePetravandenBerg
    @MariettePetravandenBerg 6 лет назад +4

    FANTASTIC

  • @keithmcmahon202
    @keithmcmahon202 10 лет назад +3

    A great soulful player who just may be the best jazz saxophonist ever.

  • @rlm5657
    @rlm5657 8 лет назад +8

    This is insane!

  • @NickHemptonBand
    @NickHemptonBand 10 лет назад +28

    That's how you play the alto. This whole concert is killer. Also appreciate the way JJ pronounces "saxophonist" ;)

    • @jazzjackblackskull
      @jazzjackblackskull 10 лет назад +2

      How else would you pronounce it?

    • @NickHemptonBand
      @NickHemptonBand 10 лет назад +4

      Most Americans seem to put the emphasis on the "phone", i.e. Saxophone-ist. Always sounds awkward to me.

    • @jazzjackblackskull
      @jazzjackblackskull 10 лет назад +2

      Oh, never heard it pronounced like that.

  • @bradfordhammond2837
    @bradfordhammond2837 7 лет назад +3

    Saw him at a Jazz Festival live in '81 + I have heard his recordings many times definatley one of the best ever of all Jazztimes!!!!! lol

  • @slimdugger99
    @slimdugger99 Год назад +2

    When you hear Stitt on Alto, you automatically know that it’s him. Impeccable timing and effortless technique only are exceeded by his melodic inventiveness in improvising. A jazz giant of the highest order., R.I.P. Sonny.

    • @FishBait-ug6ek
      @FishBait-ug6ek 4 месяца назад

      His music is like a signature. You know it's him. Sweet sax!

  • @SamWatts89
    @SamWatts89 2 года назад +1

    Always so much more there every time I listen to Sonny Stitt, so deep and expressive and effervescent, so much detail.. so much to keep coming back for, the greatest!!

  • @166Soccerman
    @166Soccerman 5 лет назад +1

    Just awesome....

  • @michealfemino5079
    @michealfemino5079 6 лет назад +6

    S. S. is the most underrated musician of all time. If I could play like that, I could die in peace....

    • @lawrencemuller8972
      @lawrencemuller8972 3 года назад

      He is not underrated by widely recognized as one of the true giants of jazz, especially on alto (he played also tenor)

    • @lawrencemuller8972
      @lawrencemuller8972 2 года назад

      He is not underrated. Many regard him as one of the greatests ever.

  • @mightyginza3182
    @mightyginza3182 5 лет назад +1

    It's Sonny Stitt's birthday anniversary today, 2nd February. What a legend🎀💐👌

  • @bettygrimm7088
    @bettygrimm7088 3 года назад +1

    Sooooo beautiful!!!!!

  • @macuser2
    @macuser2 12 лет назад +4

    Wow, I haven't seen much video of Sonny or Jug for that matter? This is so nice to see...I saw him at a place in Chicago called the "Plug Nickel" in Oldtown when I was 12...never forgot it...Thanks for posting man!

  • @getzfan1258
    @getzfan1258 10 лет назад +8

    Great stuff. Thanks for posting

  • @Unor1ginal
    @Unor1ginal 11 лет назад +3

    He's so fucking perfect, he never makes a mistake

  • @elinemisi3373
    @elinemisi3373 7 лет назад +4

    Je ne me lasse pas d'écouter ce génie
    grandiose.

  • @fredajordan5704
    @fredajordan5704 5 лет назад +3

    How beautiful this is...

  • @clancykobane9102
    @clancykobane9102 5 лет назад +2

    haunting and beautiful

  • @orlandomasise
    @orlandomasise 11 лет назад +2

    Oh tan relajante, increible presentacion...

  • @saag111
    @saag111 10 лет назад +5

    Beautiful...

  • @hremdldw
    @hremdldw 7 лет назад +7

    This is Sonny meat ,Master at the height of his powers playing with his comtemperies , JJ Johnson ,Kenny "Klook" Clarke , Walter Bishop and Tommy Potter . Listen how Walter sets Sonny up with choice notes rock solid bottom with Tommy and the Father of modern drumming Kenny Clarke .

  • @vincenzodigioiasax
    @vincenzodigioiasax 6 лет назад +3

    Perfect

  • @keithmcmahon202
    @keithmcmahon202 11 лет назад +3

    A great improvisor and unbelievable technique

  • @EasyasZizi8035
    @EasyasZizi8035 2 года назад +1

    Pure artistry.

  • @djb797
    @djb797 8 лет назад +4

    Saif, I didn't get it per se, but, Sonny was know to be a cutter and a bit of a smart-ass. I just took it as a joke, and feel very fortunate to have heard him live, and to have spoken with him.

  • @MsRockett88
    @MsRockett88 9 лет назад +4

    Heavenly

  • @777ok
    @777ok 9 лет назад +9

    Sweet technique, Sonny!

  • @soulsambavideo
    @soulsambavideo 11 лет назад +1

    Beautiful

  • @lastknowngood0
    @lastknowngood0 5 лет назад

    Not only is Sonny Awesome but Walter Bishop Jr, Tommy Potter and Klook are The Music's Rhythm Dream Team , The Stuff that legends are made off! Salute to the Rhythm Section that never gets to rest! ;-)

  • @eamestv
    @eamestv 3 года назад +1

    One of the greatest in the business and my introduction to jazz alone with Nancy Wilson in the 60s. Got to see him many times.

  • @thinkbigize
    @thinkbigize 12 лет назад +1

    PURE GENIUS!

  • @gallen2101
    @gallen2101 10 лет назад +2

    Just awesome.......

  • @mortweiss3151
    @mortweiss3151 7 лет назад +2

    One of the greatest solo takes on a tune that I've EVER heard! Mort Weiss
    SMS JAZZ "The Mort Report" @ All About Jazz

  • @savedfaves
    @savedfaves 12 лет назад +1

    This guy's a genius.

  • @alamooji3716
    @alamooji3716 4 года назад +1

    Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwww!

  • @fffffwwww
    @fffffwwww 11 лет назад +1

    super impressive - wow amazing and beautiful

  • @OG-19
    @OG-19 3 года назад

    Some people are just gifted.

  • @Danielvanderpoll
    @Danielvanderpoll 4 года назад +2

    This run is magical 0:58 !

  • @SAXPREACHER
    @SAXPREACHER 9 лет назад +5

    Happy Birth/Earth Day. Will always be my idol.

  • @saxmarko
    @saxmarko 10 лет назад +1

    perrisimo!!

  • @khushique
    @khushique 5 лет назад +1

    Love u sonny

  • @nomoname6447
    @nomoname6447 6 лет назад +1

    Superb!!!

  • @michaelbarnes2197
    @michaelbarnes2197 5 лет назад

    My Man my Brother in the struggle Mr. stitt

  • @davidscott1052
    @davidscott1052 5 лет назад +1

    perfect

  • @gioelseverini2319
    @gioelseverini2319 11 лет назад

    Amazing Stitt!!great cat!!

  • @irakey
    @irakey 11 лет назад

    You 'r right Sonny was great sax player...This solo is beautiful.

  • @jay1beaux
    @jay1beaux 9 лет назад +3

    I saw him in Houston; it was a lesson in how to play the saxophone.

  • @Merlo_77
    @Merlo_77 6 месяцев назад +1

    Superb

  • @antoniomartin4884
    @antoniomartin4884 8 лет назад +6

    es muy bueno

  • @jalebjaba1487
    @jalebjaba1487 5 лет назад +2

    Even if there had not been A Bird there would have been Sonny Stitt. Kenny Clarke

  • @cldavis33
    @cldavis33 8 лет назад +9

    Holy shat Sonny - greatness off the charts my man - those who want to play like you, no happening without 10k hours focused study.

    • @ESmithStringSlinger
      @ESmithStringSlinger 8 лет назад +3

      +C Davis Yes. Playing over the changes like Sonny on this one would take that much time. But the soulfulness is all Sonny.

    • @cldavis33
      @cldavis33 8 лет назад +6

      +ESmithStringSlinger Sonny got soul for sure - but his technical and melodic skills are inhuman to me. Him and Bird are the two I hear this genius melodic and technical representation from. Cannonball was close and a beast, just not as clean. But yeah - Sonny has soul. :-)

    • @ESmithStringSlinger
      @ESmithStringSlinger 8 лет назад +4

      An example of the beauty of music. Sonny channeled it. That's all.

    • @GlennQuagmireGaming420
      @GlennQuagmireGaming420 8 лет назад +1

      +C Davis I'd say trane also has soul.

    • @ESmithStringSlinger
      @ESmithStringSlinger 8 лет назад +1

      Dan Stromland Without a doubt. John had a distinct timbre and fast runs were clear. As only 'Trane could do.

  • @breckerman7552
    @breckerman7552 3 года назад

    47 thumbs down??? Go figure...This is an amazing performance.

  • @ohemp
    @ohemp 11 лет назад

    Phewww!!! Off the chain awesome version of this song!!!!!

  • @sangrantes7073
    @sangrantes7073 3 года назад

    Máster sound of sax-jazz. Boutique🙏

  • @blues-indianer8667
    @blues-indianer8667 4 года назад +1

    Many thanks for postimg this wonderful small piece of jazz history! I herad it 3 times now, and discover always more! This guys are awesome, there can't be enough "THAANX" to them (and here also to SOGLIDER)! Well done @ all!

  • @yaocihuatl26
    @yaocihuatl26 11 лет назад +1

    el mejor!!

  • @Mr.LimaESL
    @Mr.LimaESL Год назад +1

    Genius

  • @MrRoadstar2
    @MrRoadstar2 10 лет назад +9

    Is that a kind of slang typical of jazz-musicians, just like "cat" for players? I love you Sonny Stitt, forever, ! I hope this means the same in each context!