Deuces Wild (Sonny Stitt album)

Deuces Wild
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1967
Recorded	September 11, 1966 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:58
Label	Atlantic 3008
Producer	Joel Dorn
Sonny Stitt chronology
I Keep Comin' Back! (1966) Deuces Wild (1966) Parallel-a-Stitt (1967)

Deuces Wild is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1] The album featured Robin Kenyatta's recording debut.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In his review for Allmusic, Jim Todd stated "The performances are concise, blues-based blowing numbers. What they lack in compositional refinement they make up for in energetic execution".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "Deuces Wild" - 5:25
2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 4:44
3. "Blues Ahead" - 4:18
4. "Sittin' in with Stitt" - 4:01
5. "In the Bag" (Robin Kenyatta) - 6:21
6. "Me 'n' You" (Kenyatta) - 3:19
7. "Pipin' the Blues" (Rufus Harley, Stitt) - 5:50

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Robin Kenyatta - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Wilmer Mosby - organ
• Billy James - drums
• Rufus Harley - bagpipes (track 7)

References