Sonny Criss - Jazz U.S.A. (1956) {Liberty Japan TOCJ-5329 rel 1990}
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© 1956, 1990 Imperial / Liberty / Toshiba-EMI | TOCJ-5329
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Saxophone
The sessions of Sonny Criss for the Imperial label deserve at least as much attention as his better known Prestige albums of the sixties. They show an alto saxophonist of tremendous power and authority. The uptempo standards on Jazz U.S.A. are particularly overwhelming.
Sonny Criss' first Imperial release, recorded in 1956, features Criss on alto sax, Kenny Drew on piano, Barney Kessel on guitar, Bill Woodson on bass and Chuck Thompson on drums. The tunes, recorded in Los Angeles January through March of 1956, include "Sweet Georgia Brown," "These Foolish Things," "Something's Gotta Give," "Willow Weep For Me" and others.
I was almost disappointed when I first got this, but somehow I couldn't stop listening to it. Sonny Criss has to be the most underrated Alto Sax player there was. But his sound was great, and irresistible. There is so much great music on this album. Great intro to Sonny Criss.
Personnel
Sonny Criss (alto saxophone)
Barney Kessel (guitar)
Kenny Drew (piano)
Bill Woodson (bass)
Chuck Thomson (drums)
Recorded: on January 26, February 24 and March 23, 1956 in Los Angeles, California.
Track Listing
01 - Willow Weep For Me
02 - These Foolish Things
03 - Blue Friday
04 - Sunday
05 - More Than You Know
06 - Easy Living
07 - Alabamy Bound
08 - Something's Gotta Give
09 - West Coast Blues
10 - Criss Cross
11 - Ham's Blues
12 - Sweet Georgia Brown
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Sonny Criss / Jazz U.S.A.
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Sonny Criss / Jazz U.S.A.
Used drive : HP DVD Writer 1170d Adapter: 1 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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128 kBit/s
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V0.99 prebeta 4, Secure Mode,
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
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