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Vinony's link graph records 1,691 inbound references to Sonny Stitt, and connects out to The Jazz Messengers, Washington, D.C. and Boston.
Vinony files it under 1924 births, 1982 deaths and 20th-century American jazz composers.
Vinony links it to 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- The Sonny Stitt Collection
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924-02-02
- Active to
- 1982-07-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 215,147
- Total plays
- 1,543,944
Tags
Edward "Sonny" Stitt (born Edward Boatner, Jr., February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was one of the most well-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums. He was nicknamed the "Lone Wolf" by jazz critic Dan Morgenstern, in reference to his relentless touring and devotion to jazz. Early life Edward Boatner was born in Boston, Massachusetts[1] and grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sonny
- Family name
- Stitt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
- Official website
- www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=2810
- Image
- Sonny Stitt.jpg
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- Commons category
- Sonny Stitt
- date of birth
- 1924-02-02
- date of death
- 1982-07-22
- birth name
- Edward Stitt
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- pseudonym
- Sonny
- ethnic group
- African Americans
Sources (3)
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