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Stitt was from Boston, Massachusetts and began his career in the 1940’s playing with Dizzy Gillespie. He led his own combos in the 1950’s and 1960’s traveling around the United States and abroad, and he played with Norman Granz’s Jazz at the Philharmonic. His connection with the early bebop music and its players gave him a steady and devoted fan base. Stitt’s performances often gave listeners proof that he was one of the best at what he represented in the crowded reed players of jazz. As traditional jazz grew compliant to the rock and roll of the 1960’s and beyond, important jazz figures such as Stitt seemed to fade from the ear and heart of the public. Always conscious of his musical identity, he switched from alto saxophone to tenor to avoid comparisons between his music and that of Charlie Parker and proved to be equally talented on the tenor, alto, and baritone saxophone as well. Sonny Stitt died on July 22, 1982 in Washington D.C. Reference: All That Jazz The Illustrated Story of Jazz Music General Editor: Ronald Atkins Copyright 1996, Carlton Books Limited ISBN 0-76519-953-X
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