Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool) ( 2025 Remaster) The Sonny Criss Orchestra

• 1 Sonny's Dream (2025 Remaster) 07:31
• 2 Ballad For Samuel (2025 Remaster) 04:20
• 3 The Black Apostles (2025 Remaster) 05:50
• 4 The Golden Pearl (2025 Remaster) 05:08
• 5 Daughter Of Cochise (2025 Remaster) 07:32
• 6 Sandy And Niles (2025 Remaster) 05:24
• Total Runtime 35:45

Info for Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool) ( 2025 Remaster)

Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)“ ist ein Album des Jazz-Saxophonisten Sonny Criss aus dem Jahr 1968, das bei Prestige erschien. Neben den von Horace Tapscott geschriebenen und arrangierten Stücken spielt Criss mit Conte Candoli, Teddy Edwards, Tommy Flanagan und vielen weiteren. Diese Neuauflage, die vom Penguin Guide to Jazz als Teil der „Core Collection“ bezeichnet wird, erscheint als Teil der Original Jazz Classics-Serie von den Originalbändern bei Cohearent Audio und Stoughton Tip-On Jacket komplett analog gemastert wurde.

Das Sonny Criss Orchester:
Sonny Criss, Altsaxophon, Sopransaxophon
Conte Candoli, Trompete
Dick Nash, Posaune
Ray Draper, Tuba
David Sherr, Altsaxophon
Teddy Edwards, Tenorsaxophon
Pete Christlieb, Baritonsaxophon
Tommy Flanagan, Klavier
Al McKibbon, Bass
Everett Brown Jr., Schlagzeug
Horace Tapscott, Arrangeur Dirigent

Digital remastert

William "Sonny" Criss (1927-1977)
was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. He then went on to play in various bands including Howard McGhee's, which also featured Charlie Parker.

Criss had developed his own, concise, bluesy tone by this point, and though his basic style did not vary much, his ability on the instrument continued to develop. Nevertheless, he continued to drift from band to band and played on some records with Johnny Otis and Billy Eckstine.

His first major break came in 1947, on several jam sessions arranged by jazz impresario Norman Granz. In 1956 he signed to Imperial Records, based in New York, and recorded a series of albums including Jazz U.S.A, Go Man! and Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter featuring pianist Sonny Clark. Capitol, which owned the master recordings, reissued them as a 2-CD set on their Blue Note imprint in 2000. Criss also recorded At the Crossroads with pianist Wynton Kelly.

Prestige signed Criss in 1965, and he continued to record well-acclaimed albums that were mainly rooted in hard bop traditions. Sonny's Dream featured arrangements by Horace Tapscott. Later sessions were recorded for Muse and Impulse.

By 1977, Criss had developed stomach cancer and did not play again. As a consequence of this painful condition, Criss committed suicide (self-inflicted gunshot) in 1977 in his adopted city of Los Angeles. He never married, but had one son, Steven Criss

This album contains no booklet.