Sonny Criss

Artist:  Sonny Criss
Birth Name:  William Criss
Born:  October 23, 1927.  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Died:  November 19, 1977 (Aged 50).  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone

Sonny Criss was an American Jazz Musician and Saxophonist of the Bebop Era of Jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.  He played one some records with Johnny Otis and Billy Eckstine.

Title:  Portrait Of Sonny Criss  (1991)
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz

Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Label:  Original Jazz Classics
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  A Million Or More Times  (4:25)
 2.  Wee  (4:32)
 3.  God Bless The Child  (6:30)
 4.  On A Clear Day  (6:21)
 5.  Blues In The Closet  (5:14)
 6.  Smile  (4:39)

Personnel:

Sonny Criss:  Alto Saxophone
Walter Davis Jr.:  Piano
Paul Chambers:  Bass
Alan Dawson:  Drums

Portrait Of Sonny Criss is an album by Sonny Criss, originally released in 1967 by Prestige Records, remastered and reissued on April 18, 1991 by Original Jazz Classics, featuring Walter Davis Jr., Paul Chambers, and Alan Dawson.