Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in late 1959 and released on the Verve label.
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year... Playing alto sax throughout this album, Stitt hardly sounds like a Charlie Parker clone, something that unfortunately was a frequent claim by tin-eared critics throughout a fair portion of his career".
Track listing
All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
"Blue Devil Blues" - 4:28
"Home Free Blues" - 4:23
"Blue Prelude" - 3:07
"Frankie and Johnny" (Hughie Cannon) - 5:31
"The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) - 5:57
"A Blues Offering" - 4:06
"Hymnal Blues" - 6:10
"Morning After Blues" - 2:59
Recorded in Los Angeles, California on December 21 (tracks 1 & 6) and December 22 (tracks 2-5, 7 & 8), 1959