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This is Criss! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

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Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Stephen Cook stating, "Sonny Criss qualifies as one of the most overlooked giants of West Coast jazz. His sound -- like most alto players of the bebop and hard bop days -- was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, but Criss still managed to forge an original style featuring a very original melodic bent with loads of bluesy underpinnings. The goods can be optimally previewed on this great Prestige date from 1966".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:52
  2. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 3:20
  3. "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 5:41
  4. "Greasy" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 2:28
  5. "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 2:52
  6. "Steve's Blues" (Sonny Criss) - 6:23
  7. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) - 5:10
  8. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 6:25

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 10, 2012
  2. ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review, accessed September 10, 2012
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