- Format: CD
- Label: Fantasy
- Genre: Jazz
Through recordings on Savoy and, with Dizzy Gillespie, on Musicraft, Stitt built a reputation as the closest thing to Charlie Parker on alto. He was not seen in person during the years of bebop's ascendancy because he was hospitalized for drugs. His first recording after his return was the 1949 session with J.J. Johnson on which he played tenor rather than alto and established himself as a more distinct personality. The sessions with Bud Powell present some of the most highly charged, dually inspirational collaborations ever recorded.
Track listing: All God's Chillun Got Rhythm, Sonny Side, Bud's Blues, Sunset, Fine and Dandy (takes 1-2), Strike Up the Band, I Want to Be Happy, Taking a Chance on Love, Afternoon in Paris (take 2), Elora (take 2), Teapot (take 2), Blue Mode (takes 1-2), plus CD bonus tracks Afternoon in Paris (take 1), Elora (take 1), Teapot (take 1)
