Blue Monsoon

Recorded in the early 1970s for Cadet Records, the session featured Sonny Stitt on saxophone backed by a funk-inflected ensemble arranged to place his bebop fluency within a contemporary soul-jazz context. The track appeared on Stitt's album 'Tune Up' released on Cadet, positioning a bebop veteran within the commercial jazz-funk crossover market that labels were pursuing to reach Black American audiences in the early 1970s. The track has attracted attention from hip-hop and funk producers for its rhythmic saxophone phrases and groove-oriented rhythm section, sustaining Stitt's reputation as a figure who bridged bebop and the funkier styles of the 1970s.