What's New!!!

What's New!!! (subtitled Sonny Stitt Plays the Varitone) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label.^[1] The album represents Stitt's first recorded use of the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.^[2]

What's New!!!
Studio album by Sonny Stitt
Released	1966
Recorded	June 1966
Genre	Jazz
Label	Roulette SR-25343
Producer	Henry Glover
Sonny Stitt chronology
Soul in the Night (1966) What's New!!! (1966) I Keep Comin' Back! (1966)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

What's New!!! reached number 172 on the Billboard 200 in April 1967 and number 16 on the Jazz Albums chart.^[4] Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

1. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 2:20
2. "Jumpin' with Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) - 3:55
3. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 6:06
4. "Cocktails for Two" (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) - 3:28
5. "Georgia" (Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 4:11
6. "Mame" (Jerry Herman) - 2:10
7. "Morgan's Song" - 2:31
8. "Fever" (Eddie Cooley, John Davenport) - 2:05
9. "Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 3:12
10. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:17
11. "If I Didn't Care" (Jack Lawrence) - 4:50
12. "The Beastly Blues" - 4:50

Personnel

• Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, varitone
• Joe Wilder, Eddie Preston - trumpet
• J. J. Johnson - trombone
• Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone
• George Berg - baritone saxophone
• Billy Taylor, Ellis Larkins - piano
• Wild Bill Davis, Ernie Hayes - organ
• Mike Mainieri - vibraphone
• Les Spann - guitar
• Jan Arnet, George Duvivier - bass
• Walter Perkins - drums

References

1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 1 accessed January 4, 2013
2. Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
3. Sonny Stitt: What's New > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
4. Sonny Stitt: What's New > Awards at AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2013.