Sonny Stitt
's regular group of the period (which included organist
Don Patterson
and drummer
Billy James
) plays a wide variety of material on this Lp, ranging from
"The Very Thought of You"
and two versions of "Funny" to "Blues for J.J." and some then-current pop tunes. Unfortunately the set is from the period when
Stitt
often used a Varitone electronic attachment on his alto and tenor which gave him a much more generic sound, lowering the quality of this music despite some strong improvisations. It is an okay set that could have been better. ~ Scott Yanow