Sonny Stitt – Black Vibrations | Prestige PR 10032
updated 9/27/2026
Sonny Stitt - Black Vibrations Prestige Records PR 10032
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Black Vibrations captures Sonny Stitt in a hard-driving
early-1970s
soul-jazz setting, combining his alto and tenor saxophones with
trumpet, organ, guitar and drums. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's
famous Englewood Cliffs studio on July 9, 1971, the Prestige
session features a powerful rhythm section led by organists
Leon Spencer and Don Patterson, guitarist Melvin Sparks
and drummer Idris Muhammad.
The album contains six tracks, including the groove-oriented
originals “Goin' To D.C.,” “Black Vibrations,” “Calling Card” and
“Them Funky Changes,” alongside “Aires” and Lionel Bart's “Where Is Love?”.
The organists alternate by track: Leon Spencer appears on
tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6, while Don Patterson plays on tracks 2 and 4
Line-up / Musicians
soul-jazz setting, combining his alto and tenor saxophones with
trumpet, organ, guitar and drums. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's
famous Englewood Cliffs studio on July 9, 1971, the Prestige
session features a powerful rhythm section led by organists
Leon Spencer and Don Patterson, guitarist Melvin Sparks
and drummer Idris Muhammad.
The album contains six tracks, including the groove-oriented
originals “Goin' To D.C.,” “Black Vibrations,” “Calling Card” and
“Them Funky Changes,” alongside “Aires” and Lionel Bart's “Where Is Love?”.
The organists alternate by track: Leon Spencer appears on
tracks 1, 3, 5 and 6, while Don Patterson plays on tracks 2 and 4
Line-up / Musicians
Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Virgil Jones – trumpet
Leon Spencer Jr. – organ, tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6
Don Patterson – organ, tracks 2 & 4
Melvin Sparks – guitar
Idris Muhammad – drums
Recorded 9th July, 1971 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Virgil Jones – trumpet
Leon Spencer Jr. – organ, tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6
Don Patterson – organ, tracks 2 & 4
Melvin Sparks – guitar
Idris Muhammad – drums
Recorded 9th July, 1971 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Producer Bob Porter
Recording Engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Tracklist:
A1. Goin' To D.C. {Leon Spencer Jr.} (7:23)
A2. Aires {Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt} (5:33)
A3. Black Vibrations {Leon Spencer Jr.} (6:41)
B1. Calling Card {Sonny Stitt} (6:26)
B2. Where Is Love? {Lionel Bart} (2:22)
B3. Them Funky Changes {Leon Spencer Jr.} (7:55)
Producer Bob Porter
Recording Engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Tracklist:
A1. Goin' To D.C. {Leon Spencer Jr.} (7:23)
A2. Aires {Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt} (5:33)
A3. Black Vibrations {Leon Spencer Jr.} (6:41)
B1. Calling Card {Sonny Stitt} (6:26)
B2. Where Is Love? {Lionel Bart} (2:22)
B3. Them Funky Changes {Leon Spencer Jr.} (7:55)