Blows The Blues (Verve Acoustic Sound Series), Sonny Stitt, LP Karlton T. Clay Their writing has been recognized

Their writing has been recognized with four Pushcart Prize nominations

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Donnie's vocal style and the songs are surprisingly evocative of classic doo-wop set against a tougher '80s hard rock backdrop with stinging guitars and a powerful rhythm section blasting it into a new dimension

Blows The Blues (Verve Acoustic Sound Series), Sonny Stitt, LP Karlton T. Clay Their writing has been recognizedVinyl LP pressing. Sonny Stitt led a number of excellent record dates in 1959, especially at the end of the year when he produced three LPs for Verve over a span of three sessions with pianist Lou Levy, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Mel Lewis. 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. The