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| 1. | Don't Rain on My Parade
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| 2. | Blue Sunset
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| 3. | I Thought About You
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| 4. | California Screamin'
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| 5. | Cry Me a River
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| 6. | I'll Catch the Sun
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Jazz
Recorded at RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California on January 20, 1969
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1994, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California)
Sonny Criss - Sax (Alto)
Hampton Hawes - Piano
Monty Budwig - Bass
Shelly Manne - Drums
Alto saxophonist Sonny Criss (1927-1977) had a career of frustrating interruptions, with brief years in the limelight followed by longer periods of obscurity. His most sustained exposure came through his Prestige recordings of the 1960s, of which this is the seventh and final volume; and his playing underscores that his subsequent period of silence did not reflect a failure of inspiration. It was a masterstroke to support Criss with this rhythm section, since Hampton Hawes was one of his earliest associates, and the Budwig/Manne team was as tight and swinging as any then working on the West Coast. Criss excels on two original blues and the blues-ballad "Cry Me a River," and blows the title track with such conviction that one wonders why it didn't become a jazz standard.
* Don Schlitten - Design, Photography, Producer
* Ira Gitler - Liner Notes
* Peter Abbott - Engineer
* Phil DeLancie - Digital Remastering
Altoist Sonny Criss made some of his finest recordings for Prestige during the mid- to late '60s; I'll Catch the Sun was the seventh and final. Since this CD reissue is only 35 minutes long, it is overly brief, but the straight-ahead music (featuring Criss with pianist Hampton Hawes, bassist Monty Budwig, and drummer Shelly Manne) is often excellent as the altoist performs two blues, two standards (including a passionate "Cry Me a River"), and two forgotten pop tunes from the era.
--- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Sonny Criss
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Oct 23, 1927 in Memphis, TN
Died: Nov 19, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
Alto saxophonist William "Sonny" Criss was an anomaly of the jazz musicians who came up during the bebop era. Criss moved to Los Angeles from Memphis at the age of 15, and at 19 played in Howard McGhee's band with Charlie Parker and Teddy Edwards. As was the norm for every alto player, Parker exerted a huge influence on Criss' playing. His beefy, earthy tone can be heard on a number of Savoy sessions beginning the next year. Criss drifted, playing in jazz and R&B groups, including those led by Johnny Otis, Billy Eckstine, and Stan Kenton. After joining Buddy Rich in 1956, Criss recorded Jazz U.S.A. for Imperial as a leader; it's one of the true underground classics of the hard bop era. Imperial -- mainly an R&B label specializing in New Orleans acts such as Fats Domino -- put no promotional push behind it. Nonetheless, he was able to cut two more sessions for the label: the excellent Go Man! and Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter. Still playing with Rich, Criss cut At the Crossroads while on tour in Chicago for the Peacock label; the set featured Wynton Kelly and was critically well received. The saxophonist continued to work, fronting his own band in Los Angeles and gigging with others for brief out-of-town jaunts. He signed with Prestige in 1965 and issued a host of fine recordings, This Is Criss! and Sonny's Dream among them. Criss also cut various sessions for Xanadu, Muse, and ABC/Impulse near the end of his life. He committed suicide in 1977 due to the painful consequences of stomach cancer. His fine Crisscraft and Out of Nowhere albums were reissued on CDs, as were his complete Imperial recordings.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
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