Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album)

Shangr-La is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt featuring organist Don Patterson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Shangri-La
Studio album by
Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson
Released1964
RecordedMarch 19, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PR-7332
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Sonny Stitt chronology
My Main Man
(1964)		 Shangri-La
(1964)		 Soul People
(1964)
Don Patterson chronology
Goin' Down Home
(1964)		 Shangri-La
(1964)		 The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson
(1964)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating: "Shangri-La doesn't particularly stand out from other, similar albums he made at the time with organ, but it's a respectable set with both uptempo swingers and ballads".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as noted

  1. "My New Baby" - 7:21
  2. "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) - 4:34
  3. "Soul Food" - 7:51
  4. "Shangri-La" (Matty Malneck, Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman) - 4:44
  5. "Mama Don't Allow" (Cow Cow Davenport) - 5:54
  6. "The Eternal One" - 5:49

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records Discography accessed January 15, 2013
  2. Unterberger, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 15, 2013
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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