Sonny Stitt

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风格: #波普　#主流爵士　#灵魂爵士　#硬波普
地区: United States of America 美国

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Sonny Stitt出生于著名的音乐城市─波士顿，早期在Tiny Bradshaw大乐团中演奏中音萨克斯风，有幸遇见Charlie Parker跟年轻的爵士小喇叭大师Miles Davis的表演，令他心慕不已。之后移居到纽约，先后与Dizzy Gillespie、Bebop Boys、Kenny Clarke合奏演出过，那时是1945至1948年之间。而对自我要求如同Criss一样完美的他，毅然停止吹奏中音萨克斯风，转而演奏次中音萨克斯风，这点跟一直演奏中音萨克斯风的Criss就不太一样了。面对菜鸟帕克的巨大中音萨克斯风压力下，Stitt有着“既生瑜、何生亮”的感慨，正如其伙伴著名的爵士鼓手Kenny Clarke所言：“If there had never been a Bird，there would have been a Sonny Stitt.”可见Stitt的实力是受到肯定的。转吹次中音萨克斯风的Stitt在1950至1952年与Gene Ammons合作过，为Prestige唱片公司录制Prestige First Sessions Vol. 2， /. 这是一张与Sonny Stitt／Bud Powell／J. J. Johnson一样，同为Stitt早期评价甚高的作品，Stitt的好胜心使他鞭策自己多参加任何一个录音的机会，所以他没有较固定的团员，在1957至1959年加入JATP（一个著名的爵士乐团），有幸和著名的钢琴手Oscar Peterson合录一张重量级的专辑Sonny Stitt Sits in with The Oscar Peterson Trio，Stitt和Oscar 在当时都已经是俱乐部、音乐会、录音室的名人，同样都身经百战，不管四、五重奏，大乐团、拉丁、管弦乐，都难不倒他们。这张他们合作完美无瑕（唯一的一次合作录音）的唱片，被乐界形容为Bird ＆ Tatum的演出，其中还包括著名的乐手 Ray Brown、Herb Ellis、Ed Thigpen、Stan Levey，从第一首著名的爵士摇摆版名曲“I Can't Give You Anything But Love”揭开精彩的演奏，而也重新诠释了Parker的曲子“Au Privave”及“Scrapple From the Apple”，来证明自己在中音萨克斯风的的领域中，Be-bop的吹奏是难不倒他的。“Blues for Pres……”则是唯一一首Stitt创作的曲子，略带着一些轻松、诙谐的蓝调色彩，此外还有Stitt浑然忘我、演奏到不知时间为何的曲子“I Didn't Know What Time It Was”，以及结尾曲“I Know That You Know”─一首激扬、优美，让人呼吸急促的经典摇摆爵士乐。

60年代时的Stitt，做了一件让人意想不到的事情，为了找寻灵感，幸运地从一位乐手Eddie Harris（次中音萨克斯风好手）习得Varitone，也是「变声」，方法是藉由一种弱音器，在演奏时随曲子需要遮住喇叭口，本来此法只适用在铜管乐器，但Stitt活用它来增加舞台魅力，的确也得到了不少的回响。70年代对Stitt来说，可说是名利双收的年代，他维持不断的进取心，和不同的爵士大师同台表演，如：Dizzy Gillespie、Thelonious Monk、Art Blakey、Kai Winding……，同时在Muse唱片公司录制了几张重量级的作品，如Tune-Up、Constellation、The Champ以及最后的录音The Last Stitt Sessions，其中Tune-Up和Constellation这两张专辑更是得到权威的《爵士企鹅评鉴》评为四颗星的极佳作品。Stitt有幸与名钢琴手Barry Harris，贝斯手Sam Jones合作，建立了良好的默契，这两张专辑你不仅可欣赏到Stitt炉火纯青的中音萨克斯风演奏功力，同时Stitt也秀了许多次中音萨克斯风迷人的旋律，尤其在Constellation里的“（I Don't Stand）A Ghost of a Chance with You”，那不愠不火的感人旋律、温暖深情的音色，如同前辈大师Lester Young的迷人演奏风采再现。此外另一首抒情经典“It's Magic”，听Stitt独特的忧郁蓝调，用中音萨克斯风徐徐地吹出，就连Parker也不禁称赞Stitt的演奏天赋；而Stitt生前最后的录音The Last Stitt Sessions，不用说是极为珍贵的，这张1982年录制的作品，于1983、1984年间发行，其实是两张专辑合而为一，名为The Last Stitt Sessions Vol. 1 ＆ 2，全长七十多分钟，我觉得真的要感谢Muse唱片公司慧眼识英雄，不然Stitt的稀少录音佳作，而今定不复见。这张精彩的作品包括了“Angle Eyes”、“As Time Goes By”、“Bouncin' with Bud”、“Jumpin' the Blues”等脍炙人口的名曲，当然Stitt也创作了“Steamroller”、“Keepin' It”、“Makin' It ”、“Swifty”四首相当优美的作品，,Sonny Stitt因为癌症病逝于华盛顿，享年五十八岁。当然早期的Stitt一直有吸毒的嗜好，所以晚年因为癌症病逝，也是大家意料中的事。

by Ron Wynn and Bob Porter

Charlie Parker has had many admirers and his influence can be detected in numerous styles, but few have been as avid a disciple as Sonny Sitt. There was almost note-for-note imitation in several early Stitt solos, and the closeness remained until Stitt began de-emphasizing the alto in favor of the tenor, on which he artfully combined the influences of Parker and Lester Young. Stitt gradually developed his own sound and style, though he was never far from Parker on any alto solo. A wonderful blues and ballad player whose approach influenced John Coltrane, Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was an alto saxophonist in Tiny Bradshaws band during the early 40s, then joined Billy Eckstines seminal big band in 1945, playing alongside other emerging bebop stars like Gene Ammons and Dexter Gordon. Stitt later played in Dizzy Gillespies big band and sextet. He began on tenor and baritone in 1949, and at times was in a two-tenor unit with Ammons. He recorded with Bud Powell and J.J. Johnson for Prestige in 1949, then did several albums on Prestige, Argo, and Verve in the 50s and 60s. Stitt led many combos in the 50s, and re-joined Gillespie for a short period in the late 50s. After a brief stint with Miles Davis in 1960, he reunited with Ammons and for a while was in a three-tenor lineup with James Moody. During the 60s, Stitt also recorded for Atlantic, cutting the transcendent Stitt Plays Bird, which finally addressed the Parker question in epic fashion. He continued heading bands, though he joined the Giants of Jazz in the early 70s. This group included Gillespie, Art Blakey, Kai Winding, Thelonious Monk, and Al McKibbon. Stitt did more sessions in the 70s for Cobblestone, Muse, and others, among them another definitive date, Tune Up. He continued playing and recording in the early 80s, recording for Muse, Sonet, and Whos Who in Jazz. He suffered a heart attack and died in 1982.

Sonny Stitt　桑尼·斯蒂特

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Sonny Stitt 桑尼·斯蒂特

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Sonny Stitt　桑尼·斯蒂特