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Sonny Criss was relatively inactive as a leader in the first half of the 1960s, though he did produce outstanding music during two trips to Paris. The latter visit in 1963 resulted in these studio sessions,
originally released by Brunswick and reissued in complete form (with three unreleased tracks) by Polydor, before reverting to the initial version on this Verve CD reissue. Powered by some of France's finest musicians, including guitarist Rene Thomas, bassist Pierre Michelot, drummer Philippe Combelle and pianist Georges Arvanitas, the hard bop alto saxophonist mixes it up with a set which contains classic jazz compositions, standards and an original. Arvanitas switches to organ for a peppy take of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and Criss' two part blues "Early and Later." But the leader's best solo comes during the smoking interpretation of "On Green Dolphin Street." Arvanitas' introductory vamp to the softly played "God Bless the Child" hints at "One for My Baby (and One for the Road)" before Criss makes his entrance. Highly recommended!
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Duke Ellington, Composer - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Sidney Keith Bob Russell, Author - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Sonny Criss, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Sonny Criss, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Bud Green, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Michael Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Sonny Criss, MainArtist - William Christopher Handy, ComposerLyricist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Duke Ellington, Composer - Billy Strayhorn, Composer - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Bronislaw Kaper, ComposerLyricist - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Sonny Criss, MainArtist - Bernard De Bosson, Producer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Henri Renaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Criss, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michel Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Combelle, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Henri Renaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Criss, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Buckner, ComposerLyricist - Michel Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Combelle, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Dorothy Fields, Author - Jimmy McHugh, Composer - Henri Renaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Criss, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Combelle, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - SONNY BURKE, ComposerLyricist - Henri Renaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Criss, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Combelle, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Carl Fischer, ComposerLyricist - Frankie Laine, ComposerLyricist - Henri Renaud, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Criss, Interprète Instrumental, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michel Gaudry, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer - Philippe Combelle, Interprète Instrumental, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Decca Records France
Album review
Sonny Criss was relatively inactive as a leader in the first half of the 1960s, though he did produce outstanding music during two trips to Paris. The latter visit in 1963 resulted in these studio sessions,
originally released by Brunswick and reissued in complete form (with three unreleased tracks) by Polydor, before reverting to the initial version on this Verve CD reissue. Powered by some of France's finest musicians, including guitarist Rene Thomas, bassist Pierre Michelot, drummer Philippe Combelle and pianist Georges Arvanitas, the hard bop alto saxophonist mixes it up with a set which contains classic jazz compositions, standards and an original. Arvanitas switches to organ for a peppy take of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" and Criss' two part blues "Early and Later." But the leader's best solo comes during the smoking interpretation of "On Green Dolphin Street." Arvanitas' introductory vamp to the softly played "God Bless the Child" hints at "One for My Baby (and One for the Road)" before Criss makes his entrance. Highly recommended!
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:58
- Main artists: Sonny Criss
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Division Decca Records France
- Genre: Jazz
© 2010 Decca Records France This Compilation ℗ 2010 Decca Records France
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