Rearin' Back is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1962 and released on the Argo label.Edwards, D and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956-1965) accessed December 24, 2012
Reception Down Beat magazine's Harvey Pekar said in his April 11, 1963 review that "Stitt solos brilliantly... Stitt conceives and executes extremely complex passages so easily that some have come to take his work for granted."
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review accessed December 24, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated "Rearin' Back" - 5:15 "Wee" (aka Allen's Alley) (Denzil Best) - 4:04 (mistitled as the standard We on the original LP) "Little Girl Blue" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 3:34 "Cut Plug" - 4:13 "Queen" - 7:00 "Carpsie's Groove" - 6:10 "Bunny R." - 6:14
Personnel Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone Ronnie Mathews - piano Arthur Harper - bass Lex Humphries - drums
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