Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Sonny Stitt
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Sonny Stitt
Read Next
the Beatles. Publicity still from Help! (1965) directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) a British musical quartet. film rock music movie
What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?
Woman Playing a Theorbo to Two Men, oil on canvas by Gerard Terborch, 1667-1668. (Baroque Art)
What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments
The last big concert of Jimi Hendrix before he died in London was in Germany on the isle of Fehmarn 6th of September 1970. The festival was called Love-and-Peace-Festival.
Is 27 an Especially Deadly Age for Musicians?
Beef and cheese corn nachos served on a big plate ready to eat, mexican food
9 Things You Didn’t Know Were Named After People
The Apple II
10 Inventions That Changed Your World
Discover
Close up of periodic table, focus on nickel, copper, zinc, palladium, silver, cadmium
When Was the Periodic Table Invented?
Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
Why Is Ireland Two Countries?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.
Holi: Festival of Colors
Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Sonny Stitt: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Sonny-Stitt
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Edward Stitt
Born February 2, 1924 • Boston • Massachusetts
Died July 22, 1982 (aged 58) • Washington, D.C.

Photos

Sonny Stitt
See All Images →
Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker
American musician
Hank Mobley
American musician
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
Gene Ammons.
Gene Ammons
American musician
Thompson, Lucky
Lucky Thompson
American musician
Don Byas
Don Byas
American musician
Gordon, Dexter
Dexter Gordon
American musician
Cedar Walton
American musician
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
American musician
Dizzy Gillespie, 1955.
Dizzy Gillespie
American musician
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American musician
Coleman, Ornette
Ornette Coleman
American musician
Cannonball Adderley.
Cannonball Adderley
American musician
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
American musician
Ben Webster
American musician
The Divine One
Sarah Vaughan
American singer and pianist
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American musician and composer
Jackie McLean
Jackie McLean
American musician
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
American musician
Albert Ayler
American musician