| Other author/creator | Ammons, Gene, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Clarence (Organist), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Bateman, Charlie, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Blakey, Art, 1919-1990, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Drew, Kenny performer. |
| Other author/creator | Gee, Matthew, 1925-1979, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Greenlea, Eph, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jones, Jo, 1911-1985, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Jordan, Duke, 1922-2006, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Landers, Wes, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Mance, Junior, 1928-2021 performer. |
| Other author/creator | Massey, Bill (Trumpeter), performer. |
| Other author/creator | May, Earl, 1927-2008, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Outcalt, Al, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Potter, Tommy, 1918-1988, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Stewart, Teddy, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Townsend, Larry (Vocalist), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Teddy, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Wright, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1923-2020 performer. |
| Variant title |
Title on original container spine: Prestige first sessions. Vol. 2 |
| Contents |
Avalon -- Later -- Ain't misbehavin' -- Mean to me -- Stairway to the stars -- Touch of the blues -- Count every star -- Nice work if you can get it -- There will never be another you -- Blazin' -- To think you've chosen me -- After you've gone -- Our very own -- S'wonderful -- Nevertheless -- Jeepers creepers -- Imagination -- Cherokee -- The thrill of your kiss -- If the moon turns green -- Down with it -- For the fat man -- Splinter -- Confessin'. |
| General note | Jazz. |
| General note | Program notes by Bob Blumenthal inserted in original container. |
| General note | Tracks 1, 4-5, 7-10, 12-16 previously released on Stitt's bits (Prestige 7133); 2, 3, 17, 18 on Kaleidoscope (Prestige 7077/OJC-060); 6 on Blues up & down (Prestige 7823); 11 on Stitt's bits (Prestige 7585); and 19-24 on Stitt's bits, vol. 2 (Prestige 7612/OJC-706). |
| Performer |
Sonny Stitt, tenor saxophone; with, variously: Kenny Drew, Duke Jordan, Junior Mance, Charles Bateman, Clarence Anderson, piano; Tommy Potter, Gene Wright, Earl May, bass; Art Blakey, Jo Jones, Wesley Landers, Teddy Stewart, drums; Bill Massey, trumpet; Eph Greenlea, Matthew Gee, Al Outclat, trombones; Gene Ammons, tenor and baritone saxophones; Teddy Williams, Larry Townsend, vocals. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded in New York City, 1950-1951. |