Sonny Stitt’s All Stars – “Blues in Be-Bop” (1946)

An early bebop tune I find liberating and energizing by a powerhouse combo led by Sonny Stitt that included Bud Powell and Kenny Dorham, whose name was misspelled as “Kinny Dorham” on the label.

0:00 Head In
0:22 Sonny Stitt (alto sax)
0:52 Bud Powell (piano)
1:24 Kenny Dorham (trumpet)
1:55 Piano and bass duet
2:11 Sonny Stitt (alto sax)
2:26 Head Out

Recorded in NYC on August 23, 1946.
Released as Savoy 978.

Credits
Kenny Dorham – trumpet;
Sonny Stitt – alto sax
Bud Powell – piano
Al Hall – bass
Kenny “Klook” Clarke – drums