Sonny Stitt – Satan (E/VG+)

Satan is an LP by Sonny Stitt from 1974 released on the Chess label.

About this album

Satan is a hard-driving 1974 Sonny Stitt album that finds the great saxophonist moving confidently through jazz-funk and soul-jazz territory. By this stage, Stitt had already long established himself as one of the most fluent bebop-based players of his generation, and this record shows that same sharp phrasing adapted to a more contemporary groove-led setting. Its title track and the set’s mix of originals and standards underline both his versatility and his instinct for direct, melodic improvisation. For listeners tracing Stitt’s late-period work, Satan sits as a strong example of how he kept his sound vital and contemporary without losing its bite.

Genre: Jazz