Portrait of Sonny Criss
1967 studio album by Sonny Criss
Portrait of Sonny Criss | ||||
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Studio album by Sonny Criss | ||||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | March 23, 1967 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 31:04 | |||
Label | Prestige 7526 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Sonny Criss chronology | ||||
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Portrait of Sonny Criss is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "An excellent outing".[2]
Track listing
- "A Million or More Times" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 4:25
- "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 4:32
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 6:30
- "On a Clear Day" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 6:21
- "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 5:14
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) – 4:39
Personnel
References
- ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 7, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 7, 2012
- ^ 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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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- This Is Criss! (1966)
- Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
- Up, Up and Away (1967)
- The Beat Goes On! (1968)
- Rockin' in Rhythm (1968)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (1968)
- I'll Catch the Sun! (1969)
- Crisscraft (1975)
- Out of Nowhere (1975)
- Saturday Morning (1975)
- The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947)
- The Swinging Buddy Rich (1955)
- The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)