In 1963 music critic Steve Race accused Sonny Stitt of copying Charlie Parker as hard as he could, and of having “given up all pretence of individuality”. Steve also offered Sonny a piece of advice: “I think it’s time he stopped playing Parker and went back to playing Stitt”. This 1965 interview with Les Tomkins includes his answer to this criticism.
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Fascinating essay, thank you for posting it.
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