Shangri-La (Sonny Stitt album)

Shangri-La
Studio album by Sonny Stitt with Don Patterson
Released	1964
Recorded	March 19, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR-7332
Producer	Ozzie 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)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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 indicated

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

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Don Patterson - organ
• Billy James - drums

References