10mfan said:
Check Out The Recordings....
What are "The Recordings" in caps? Boss Tenors? Boss Tenors in Orbit?
We'll be together again?
I have a number of recordings of Stitt and Ammons, some from the studio, and some live, and I don't recall Stitt getting his *** handed to him on any
of those recordings. So I'm with sheski on that one. Sure, he had his bag,
and if you don't like it you don't like it, but even when Stitt was phoning in
a performance he seems awesome. On some later stuff I had, he seemed
drunk, and less than his usual self, but far better than most mere mortals.
To be fair, I kind of think that Stitt is a bit less combative with Ammons, than
he was with Rollins on that set with Dizzy Gillespie. And I think Stitt takes
that set too. But with Ammons, it's not just a battle. Something more.
I'd really enjoy a Dexter Gordon/Sonny Stitt tenor match up. Anyone know of
an available recording?