title: Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass
text: # Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass
  
  Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Atlantic label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Down Beat | |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  
  In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "The charts give this Stitt album more variety than usual, and the superior material challenges the saxophonist to play at his best".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated
  
  * "Souls Valley" (Richard Carpenter) – 4:31
  * "Coquette" (Johnny Green, Gus Kahn, Carmen Lombardo) – 3:18
  * "On a Misty Night" (Tadd Dameron) – 4:04
  * "Stittsie" – 5:55
  * "Poinciana" (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) – 3:06
  * "Boom-Boom" (Jimmy Mundy) – 2:38
  * "See See Rider" (traditional) – 4:52
  * "The Four Ninety" (Dameron) – 4:01
  * "Hey Pam" – 2:58
  * Recorded in New York City on July 16 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) and July 17 (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), 1962
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone
  * Reunald Jones, Blue Mitchell, Dick Vance – trumpet
  * Jimmy Cleveland, Matthew Gee – trombone
  * Willie Ruff – French horn
  * Duke Jordan – piano (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9)
  * Perri Lee – organ (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8)
  * Joe Benjamin – bass
  * Frank Brown (tracks 2, 5, 7 & 9), Philly Joe Jones (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 & 8) – drums
  * Tadd Dameron, Jimmy Mundy – arranger
  