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A1	The String Written-By – Sonny Stitt	9:54
A2	Cleveland Blues Written-By – Sonny Stitt	11:54
B1	B. W. Blues Written-By – Sonny Stitt	11:27
B2	Blues For Bags Written-By – Sonny Stitt	10:31

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Polydor K.K.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
• Bass – Ray Brown
• Drums – Stan Levey
• Guitar – Herb Ellis
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Phil Stern
• Piano – Oscar Peterson
• Trumpet – Roy Eldridge

Notes

Recorded October 1957

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A stamped): 〄 MV - 2634 A A - 1 - 1 KHED9
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B stamped): MV - 2634 A A - 1 - 2
• Rights Society (On Center Label A / B): JASRAC
• Other (Rear Cover): KI 7906

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MG V-8250	Sonny Stitt	Only The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Verve Records	MG V-8250	US	1958
2352 107	Sonny Stitt	Only The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Verve Records	2352 107	South Africa	Unknown
UMV 2634	Sonny Stitt	Only The Blues ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Verve Records	UMV 2634	Japan	1981
VRCD 1007	Sonny Stitt	Only The Blues ‎(CD, Album)	Verve Records	VRCD 1007	South Africa	2002
CLP 1280	Sonny Stitt	Only The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	His Master's Voice	CLP 1280	UK	1959

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