Portrait of Sonny Criss

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Portrait of Sonny Criss
Portrait of Sonny Criss.jpg
Studio album by
Sonny Criss
Released1967
RecordedMarch 23, 1967
StudioVan Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length31:04
LabelPrestige
7526
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
This is Criss!
(1966) 		Portrait of Sonny Criss
(1967) 		Up, Up and Away
(1967)

Portrait of Sonny Criss is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 stars [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "An excellent outing".[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "A Million or More Times" (Walter Davis, Jr.) – 4:25
  2. "Wee" (Denzil Best) – 4:32
  3. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) – 6:30
  4. "On a Clear Day" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 6:21
  5. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) – 5:14
  6. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin) – 4:39

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 7, 2012
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 7, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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