These latter two discs showcase the emergence of Stitt as a genuinely great player with an easily identifiable, and subsequently influential, tenor sax style. Also included are some fine solos by ...

A listener familiar with Stitt's tenor duel with Sonny Rollins on "The Eternal Triangle" (Sonny Side Up, Verve 1957) might question the back-cover blurb proclaiming alto as Stitt's "prime horn." But ...