SEPTEMBER 22

               SONNY CRISS
               1949 Session

                    Recording Date:
                       September 22, 1949

                  Personnel:

                      Sonny Criss         AS
                      Hampton Hawes   P
                      Iggy Shevack       B
                      Chuck Thompson  D

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272-6   CALIDAD
273-4   TORNADO (ALLEN’S ALLEY/WEE)

274-1   THE FIRST ONE

275-3   BLUES FOR BOPPERS

by Thom Jurek

Criss was like so many other young players on the bebop scene and tried to emulate Charlie Parker. That said, he possessed his own wicked, edgy tone. He was also on his way to becoming one of the most lyrical improvisers this side of Art Pepper. The material here showcases Criss in a number of settings from early bop dates .