The Jazz Show Episode March 3, 2025

Jazz Feature: Alto Saxophonist Sonny Criss.: "Portrait of Sonny Criss".

9:00pm - 12:31am

Tonight's Jazz Feature is one of the most individual and passionate voices of the alto saxophone William "Sonny" Criss. The album is his second for Prestige Records called "Portrait of Sonny Criss". He recorded for Prestige from 1966 to 1969 and these albums remain his best known. Sonny here is accompanied by the great under rated Walter Davis Jr. on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Alan Dawson on drums and was done on March 23, 1967 at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio. The album mixes standard tunes and a couple of Jazz favorites but each track demonstrates Sonny's passionate sound and intensity. A musical portrait indeed of an unsung great: Sonny Criss.

Track Listing:

Blues in The Closet
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
On A Clear Day
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
Smile
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
A Million or More Times
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
Wee
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
God Bless The Child
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
All The Things You Are
Sonny Criss · Portrait of Sonny Criss
Leap Here
J.A.T.P All-Stars. 1949 · JATP At Carnegie Hall 1949
Indiana (Variations)
J.A.T.P. All-Stars 1949 · JATP At Carnegie Hall. 1949
Ishmael
Abdullah Ibraham · A Celebration
The Perfumed Garden Wet With Rain
Abdullah Ibrahim · A Celebration
Imam
Abdullah Ibrahim · A Celibration
Saud
Abdullah Ibrahim · A Celebration
Fiestas Campesinas
Rachel Therrien · Mi Hogar 11
Orun
Rachel Therrien · Mi Hogar 11
Bright Lights, Big City
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson · Back Door Blues
This Time
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson · Back Door Blues
Hold It!
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson · Back Door Blues
Arriving Soon
Eddie Cleanhead Vinson · Back Door Blues
Last Train From Overbrook
Nick Hempton/Cory Weeds · Horns Locked
Change For A Dollar
Nick Hempton/Cory Weeds · Horns Locked
Ronnie's Tune
Curtis Fuller · Curtis Fuller and French Horns
A-Drift
Curtis Fuller · Curtis Fuller and French Horns