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Mr. Bojangles (album)

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Mr. Bojangles
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
StudioSound Exchange Studios, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length36:21
LabelCadet
CA 50026
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Sonny Stitt chronology
12!
(1972)
Mr. Bojangles
(1973)
God Bless Jug and Sonny
(1973)

Mr. Bojangles is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1973 and released on the Cadet label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Mr. Bojangles pairs Sonny Stitt with arranger Don Sebesky for one of the smoothest and most mainstream-facing dates of the saxophonist's career. Sebesky's luminous treatments underscore the elegance of Stitt's soulful alto and tenor leads".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) - 7:31
  2. "World Is a Ghetto" (Papa Dee Allen, Harold Brown, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Charles Miller, Lee Oskar, Howard E. Scott) - 6:56
  3. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 4:41
  4. "Blue Monsoon" (Esmond Edwards) - 5:06
  5. "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 3:33
  6. "Fifty Per Cent" (Sonny Stitt) - 3:38
  7. "Ben" (Donald Black, Walter Scharf) - 4:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975) accessed January 14, 2013
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed January 8, 2013