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Out of Nowhere (Sonny Criss album)

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Released
  
1976

Producer
  
Bob Porter

Artist
  
Sonny Criss

Label
  
Muse Records

Length
  
34:14

Out of Nowhere (1975)
  
Warm and Sonny (1975)

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Jazz


Recorded
  
October 20, 1975, Los Angeles, CA

Similar
  
Crisscraft, Saturday Morning, This Is Criss!, The Joy of Sax, Rockin' in Rhythm

Out of Nowhere is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Muse label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "Criss's distinctive sound, mastery of bop and consistently swinging ideas are three strong reasons to acquire this ".

Track listing

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:01
  2. "The Dreamer" (Sonny Criss) - 7:03
  3. "El Tiante" (Dolo Coker) - 6:39
  4. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 3:44
  5. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 5:23
  6. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg) - 3:03
  7. "The First One" (Criss) - 4:40

Personnel

  • Sonny Criss - alto saxophone
  • Dolo Coker - piano
  • Larry Gales - bass
  • Jimmie Smith - drums

    • Songs

    1All the Things You Are4:00
    2The Dreamer7:01
    3El Tiante6:30

    References

    Out of Nowhere (Sonny Criss album) Wikipedia
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