Sonny Criss

alto saxophone

Alto saxophonist whose playing, according to the page devoted to This Is Criss!, is bluesy and rooted in bebop. He recorded for Prestige in 1966 a record of standards and one original composition.

Styles

• Hard bop
• Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)

Landmark tracks

• Black Coffee (Sonny Criss) (1966)
• When Sunny Gets Blue (1966)
• Steve's Blues (1966)
• Skylark (1966)

Sources

• Source

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