This Is Criss!

This is Criss!
Studio album by Sonny Criss
Released	1966
Recorded	October 21, 1966
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:28
Label	Prestige 7511
Producer	Don Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
Mr. Blues Pour Flirter (1963) This is Criss! (1966) Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)

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

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
• Walter Davis Jr. – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Alan Dawson – drums

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.