Turn It On! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label.Prestige Records Discography accessed January 9, 2013 The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.Myers, M. Sonny Stitt: Varitone Redux, All About Jazz, December 20, 2011
Reception Allmusic reviewed the album, stating, "Stitt uses an electrical device (a Varitone) on his tenor that waters down his tone a bit. With organist Leon Spencer, guitarist Melvin Sparks and drummer Idris Muhammad setting down unrelenting grooves on most of the five numbers (including the 11-minute title cut), Stitt only seems to be making cameo appearances".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed January 9, 2013
Track listing All compositions by Leon Spencer except where noted "Turn It On" - 11:10 "The Bar-B-Que Man" - 7:59 "Miss Riverside" - 9:28 "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 3:54 "There Are Such Things" (Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer) - 4:01
Personnel Sonny Stitt - tenor saxophone, varitone Virgil Jones - trumpet (tracks 1–3) Leon Spencer Jr. - organ Melvin Sparks - guitar Idris Muhammad - drums
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