Just Friends (2002)

Deze compilatie put uit retro-bebop-albums die de saxofonist midden jaren '70 opnam voor het Catalyst-label: "Forecast: Sonny & Red" uit 1975 en "I Remember Bird" uit 1977. Allmusic over "Forecast": "Sonny Stitt and Red Holloway make a perfect team on this exciting jam session record. Stitt sticks here to tenor while Holloway alternates between tenor and alto. With fine backup by pianist Art Hillery, bassist Larry Gales and drummer Clarence Johnston, Sonny and Red battle it out "The Way You Look Tonight," "Lester Leaps In," and "Just Friends". Holloway was able to keep up with the combative Stitt and the fireworks are well worth savoring." en over "I Remember Bird": "Stitt, who spent his entire career playing in a style built on Bird's, is in good form during this quintet date which features him on both alto and tenor. With Frank Rosolino (tmb), Dolo Coker (p), Allen Jackson (b) and Clarence Johnston (d), Stitt stretches out on Rosolino's "Waltz for Diane" and the traditional hymn "Yes Jesus Loves Me."