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Sonny Stitt

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Aliases
Lord Nelson & His Boppers
Sonny Stitt Band
Sonny Stitt and His Orchestra
Sonny Stitt and His Quartet
The Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass
Sonny Stitt with The New Yorkers
Real name
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.
Born
February 2, 1924
Died
July 22, 1982
Country
United States
IPI
00029666062 9 works
00070932776 8 works
Affiliation
BMI
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Jazz saxophonist and composer. Stitt originally played alto saxophone exclusively, but grew tired of charges that he was a mere Charlie Parker imitator, and although he never abandoned the alto, starting in 1950, he began to play and record on tenor.
Member of
The Be Bop Boys Alto saxophone
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