This Is Criss!

1966 studio album by Sonny 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

"Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:52
"Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:20
"When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) – 5:41
"Greasy" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 2:28
"Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:52
"Steve's Blues" (Sonny Criss) – 6:23
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) – 5:10
"Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) – 6:25 (CD bonus track)

Personnel

References

^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 10, 2012
^ ^a ^b Cook, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 10, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.