The complete Imperial sessions / Sonny Criss.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Criss, Sonny, 1927-1977, performer.

Contributor:

Kessel, Barney, performer.

Drew, Kenny, performer.

Woodson, Buddy, performer.

Thompson, Chuck, 1926- performer.

Clark, Sonny, performer.

Vinnegar, Leroy, performer.

Marable, Lawrence, 1929-2012, performer.

Bunker, Larry, performer.

Clark, Buddy, 1929-1999, performer.

Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

Series:

Connoisseur CD series

Language:

English

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Jazz--1951-1960.

Jazz.

Saxophone music (Jazz).

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Jazz.

Physical Description:

2 audio discs : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Hollywood, Calif. : Blue Note, [2000]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

mono

digital recording

Contents:

Disc 1: Willow weep for me / Anne Ronnell (3:48). These foolish things / Strachey, Link, Marvel (6:00). Blue Friday / Sonny Criss (2:42). Sunday / Miller ... [et al.] (3:51). More than you know / Youmans, Rose, Eliscu (3:08). Easy living / R. Rainger, L. Rabin (2:22). Alabamy bound / Henderson, DeSylva, Green (3:10). Something's gotta give / Johnny Mercer (4:28). West Coast blues / Sonny Criss (5:00). Criss cross / Barney Kessel (3:42). Ham's blues / Sonny Criss (2:32). Sweet Georgia Brown / Bernie, Casey, Pinkard (2:52). Summertime / G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin (4:01). Memories of you / E. Blake ; A. Razaf (3:46). Wailin' with Joe / Sonny Criss (2:42). How deep is the ocean / Irving Berlin (2:57). The blues for Rose / Sonny Criss (2:30). The man I love / G. Gershwin ; I. Gershwin (3:18)

Disc 2: Until the real thing comes along / Cahn ... [et al.] (4:02). Blue prelude / G. Jenkins, J. Bishop (2:35). After you've gone / H. Creamer, T. Layton (3:39). Come rain or come shine / H. Arlen, J. Mercer (3:50). How high the moon / M. Lewis, N. Hamilton (3:06). If I had you / Campbell, Connelly, Shapiro (2:41). I love you (4:11) ; Anything goes (3:11) ; Easy to love (3:15) ; It's alright with me (3:08) ; In the still of the night (4:18) ; Love for sale (2:44) ; Night and day (4:42) ; Just one of those things (2:47) ; What is this thing called love (5:43) ; I get a kick out of you (2:47) / Cole Porter.

Participant:

Sonny Criss, alto saxophone. Tracks 1-12 (disc 1) with: Barney Kessel, guitar ; Kenny Drew, piano ; Bill Woodson, bass ; Chuck Thompson, drums. Tracks 13-18 (disc 1) and tracks 1-6 (disc 2) with: Sonny Clark, piano ; Leroy Vinnegar, bass ; Lawrence Marable, drums. Tracks 7-16 (disc 2) with: Larry Bunker, vibes ; Sonny Clark, piano ; Buddy Clark, bass ; Lawrence Marable, drums.

Notes:

Blue Note: 7243 5 24564 2 0 (7243 5 24565 2 9, 7243 5 24566 2 8)

Recorded in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, Feb. 24, March 23, July 10 & 31, Aug. 26, and Oct. 3, 1956.

Tracks 1-12 (disc 1) originally released with as Imperial LP 9006 with title: Jazz U.S.A. ; tracks 13-18 (disc 1) and tracks 1-6 (disc 2) originally released as Imperial LP 9020 with title: Go man!; tracks 7-16 (disc 2) originally released as Imperial LP 9024 with title: Sonny Criss plays Cole Porter.

Compact discs.

Analog recordings, digitally remastered.

Notes on Criss by Bob Porter ([8] p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Joseph B. Glossberg Fund.

OCLC:

45634163

Publisher Number:

7243 5 24564 2 0 Blue Note

7243 5 24565 2 9 Blue Note

7243 5 24566 2 8 Blue Note

LP 9006 Imperial

LP 9020 Imperial

LP 9024 Imperial