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Night Letter
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1969
Recorded	October 27, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:27
Label	Prestige PR-7759
Producer	Bob Porter
Sonny Stitt chronology
Brothers-4 (1969) Night Letter (1969) Turn It On! (1969)

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Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Night Letter (compilation) Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 185. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1347. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013
5. Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
6. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013

• 1969 albums
• Prestige Records albums
• Sonny Stitt albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums produced by Bob Porter (record producer)