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Night Letter

Field	Value
name	Night Letter
type	Studio
artist	Sonny Stitt
cover	Night Letter (album).jpg
released	1970
recorded	October 27, 1969
studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
genre	Jazz
length	34:27
label	Prestige
PR-7759
producer	Bob Porter
chronology	Sonny Stitt
prev_title	Brothers-4
prev_year	1969
next_title	Turn It On!
next_year	1969

PR-7759 |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = Night Letter is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.

Reception

Allmusic reviewed the album stating "He plays with the usual surging intensity, but the album doesn't have as much excitement as similar dates done before and after it".

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except where noted

"Night Letter" - 5:15
"When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 4:07
"Stringin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons, Stitt) - 5:20
"Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, Frank LeVere) - 3:45
"Blue String" - 6:20
"You'll Never Know" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:00
"Blues Walk" - 5:55

Personnel

Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone
Gene Ludwig - organ
Pat Martino - guitar
Randy Gelispie - drums

References

[http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-letter-compilation-mw0000077860 ''Night Letter'' (compilation) Allmusic Review], accessed January 9, 2013
(2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7700-series/#pr-7759 Prestige Records Discography] accessed January 9, 2013
Myers, M. [http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=91169 Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux], ''[[All About Jazz]]'', December 20, 2011
Wynn, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/night-letter-mw0001308288 Allmusic Review], accessed January 9, 2013

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