The Jazz Show Episode October 8, 2018

Alto Saxophone Master Sonny Criss: "Go, Man!"

9:02pm - 12:32am

For the second of our Jazz Features spotlighting great voices of the alto saxophone who are either overlooked, underrated or under recorded, we present perhaps the best known exponent of this month's line-up William "Sonny" Criss. Sonny was a passionate player who was influenced by Charlie Parker but whose sound recalled earlier voices of the instrument like Benny Carter or Pete Brown. Sonny had an erratic career and was overlooked at many periods of his life but his mastery was never in doubt. Tonight we present a previously rare quartet date that Sonny did in early 1956 for the small Imperial label. The album was one of three he did for that label and this one was called "Go, Man!". It features some powerful Sonny with another Sonny on piano named Clark. Sonny Clark delivers some wonderful solos too. Leroy Vinnegar is on bass and Lawrence (aka Larence) Marable is on drums. Go, Man! is a great testament to Sonny's confidence, power and absolute virtuosity and individuality. Sonny Criss!

Track Listing:

Summertime
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Memories of You
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Wailin' With Joe
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
How Deep Is The Ocean?
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
The Blues For Rose
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
The Man I Love
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Until The Real Thing Somes Along
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Blue Prelude
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
After You've Gone
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Come rain or Come Shine
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
How High The Moon
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
If I Had You.
Sonny Criss · Go, Man!
Birk's Works
Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy at Birdland (1951)
Good Bait
Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy at Birdland (1951)
A Night In Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie · Dizzy at Birdland (1951)
The Champ
Jimmy Smith · New Sounds from a New Star
Minor Mishap
Pepper Adams · Critic's Choice
Zec
Pepper Adams · Critic's Choice
High Step
Pepper Adams · Critic's Choice
Conjuration
Pepper Adams · Live at Fat Tuesday's
Alone Together
Pepper Adams · Live at Fat Tuesday's
Dobbin/Tis.
Pepper Adams · Live at Fat Tuesday's
Inanout.
Pepper Adams · Encounter!
Star Crossed Lovers
Pepper Adams · Encounter!
Groovy Date
Jimmy Smith · A Date with Jimmy Smith
Them There Eyes
Al Cohn and Jimmy Rowles · Heavy Love.