This Is Criss!

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

This is Criss!
Studio album by
Sonny Criss
Released1966
RecordedOctober 21, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:28
LabelPrestige
7511
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
Mr. Blues Pour Flirter
(1963)		 This is Criss!
(1966)		 Portrait of Sonny Criss
(1967)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

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 (CD bonus track)

Personnel

References
  1. Sonny Criss discography accessed September 10, 2012
  2. Cook, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 10, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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