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Released
  
1967

Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
  
Up, Up and Away (1967)

Release date
  
1967

Label
  
Prestige Records

Length
  
31:04

Artist
  
Sonny Criss

Producer
  
Don Schlitten

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 23, 1967 Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Similar
  
This Is Criss!, The Beat Goes On!, Go Man!, Crisscraft, I'll Catch the Sun!

Portrait of Sonny Criss is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "An excellent outing".

Track listing

  1. "A Million or More Times" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 4:25
  2. "Wee" (Denzil Best) - 4:32
  3. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 6:30
  4. "On a Clear Day" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 6:21
  5. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 5:14
  6. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) - 4:39

Personnel

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

    • Songs

    1A Million or More Times4:25
    2Wee4:32
    3God Bless the Child6:30

    References

    Portrait of Sonny Criss Wikipedia
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