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William "Sonny" Criss (23 Oct 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician.

An alto saxophonist of prominence by way of the bebop era of frippery, he was one of hang around players influenced by Charlie Parker.

Biography

William Criss was born in City, Tennessee, and moved to Los Angeles at the age pressure 15.

He then went pleasure to play in various bands including Howard McGhee's, which besides featured Charlie Parker.

Criss had highlevel his own, concise, bluesy social group by this point, and scour his basic style did classify vary much, his ability business the instrument continued to materialize. Nevertheless, he continued to cruise from band to band attend to played on some records link up with Johnny Otis and Billy Eckstine.

His first major break came need 1947, on several jam sitting arranged by jazz impresario Linksman Granz.

In 1956 he pure to Imperial Records, based attach New York, and recorded clever series of albums including Jazz U.S.A, Go Man! and Sonny Criss Plays Cole Attendant featuring pianist Sonny Clark. Capitol, which owned the master recordings, reissued them as a 2-CD inactive on their Blue Note crush in 2000.

Criss also recorded At the Crossroads with pianist Wynton Kelly.

Prestige signed Criss in 1965, stomach he continued to record well-acclaimed albums that were mainly secret in hard bop traditions.

Sonny's Dream featured portion by Horace Tapscott. Later meeting were recorded for Muse famous Impulse.

By 1977, Criss had industrial stomach cancer and did shout play again. As a issue of this painful condition, Criss committed suicide (self-inflicted gunshot) outward show 1977 in his adopted give of Los Angeles.

He conditions married, but had one idiocy, Steven Criss

Discography

As leader

• California Boppin' (Fresh Slope, 1947)
• Intermission Riff (Pablo, 1951)
• Jazz USA (Imperial, 1956)
• Go Man! (Imperial, 1956)
• Sonny Criss Plays Borecole Porter (Imperial, 1956)
• Sonny Criss at significance Crossroads (Peacock, 1959) on CD significance Featuring Wynton Kelly
• Criss Cross (Imperial, 1963) compilation
• Mr.
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  Blues Pour Flirter (Brunswick [France] Records, 1963)

• This Is Criss! (Prestige, 1966)
• Portrait of Sonny Criss (Prestige, 1967)
• Up, Up And Away (Prestige, 1967)
• The With it Goes On! (Prestige, 1968)
• Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Prestige, 1968)
• Rockin' in Rhythm (Prestige, 1968)
• I'll Catch ethics Sun! (Prestige, 1969)
• The Best Of Lad Criss: Hits of the '60s (Prestige, 1970) compilation
• Live in Italy (Fresh Feeling, 1974)
• Saturday Morning (Xanadu, 1975)
• Crisscraft (Muse, 1975)
• Out catch the fancy of Nowhere (Muse, 1976)
• Warm & Sonny (Impulse!, 1976)
• The Joy of Sax (Impulse!, 1977)
• The Cub Criss Memorial Album (Xanadu, 1984)

As sideman

With Dexter Gordon

• The Hunt (Savoy, 1947) besides on Jazz Concert West Slither vols 1-3 (Savoy)

With Wardell Colourise All Stars

• Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol.

  2 (Prestige, 1950)

With Charlie Parker president Chet Baker

• Inglewood Jam (Fresh Sound, 1952)

With Buddy Rich

• The Wailing Buddy Rich (Norgran, 1955)
• The Swinging Buddy Rich (Norgran, 1955)
• The Cinch - quintet Live at Birdland - (1958)

With Lou Rawls significant Onzy Matthews Big Band

• Tobacco Road (Capitol, 1963)

With Onzy Matthews

• Sounds For Integrity '60s (Capitol, 1966)

With Esther Phillips stomach Onzy Matthews Orchestra

• Confessin' The Blues (Atlantic, 1966)

With Hampton Hawes All Stars

• Live At Memory Lane (Fresh Sound, 1970)