SONNY CRISS — The Complete Imperial Sessions

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Boxset / Compilation · 2000

Filed under Hard Bop
By SONNY CRISS

Tracklist

Disc 1
1. Willow Weep for Me (3:51)
2. These Foolish Things (6:02)
3. Blue Friday (2:45)
4. Sunday (3:54)
5. More Than You Know (3:10)
6. Easy Living (2:25)
7. Alabamy Bound (3:13)
8. Something's Gotta Give (4:31)
9. West Coast Blues (5:03)
10. Criss Cross (3:45)
11. Ham's Blues (2:35)
12. Sweet Georgia Brown (2:55)
13. Summertime (4:04)
14. Memories of You (3:49)
15. Wailin' With Joe (2:45)
16. How Deep Is the Ocean (3:01)
17. The Blues for Rose (2:33)
18. The Man I Love (3:19)

Total Time: 63:49

Disc 2
1. Until the Real Thing Comes Along (4:06)
2. Blue Prelude (2:38)
3. After You've Gone (3:42)
4. Come Rain or Come Shine (3:52)
5. How High the Moon (3:10)
6. If I Had You (2:44)
7. I Love You (4:14)
8. Anything Goes (3:13)
9. Easy to Love (3:18)
10. It's All Right With Me (3:12)
11. In the Still of the Night (4:20)
12. Love for Sale (2:48)
13. Night and Day (4:45)
14. Just One of Those Things (2:51)
15. What Is This Thing Called Love (5:46)
16. I Get a Kick Out of You (2:49)

Total Time: 57:35

Line-up/Musicians

Alto Saxophone – Sonny Criss
Bass – Bill Woodson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12), Buddy Clark (tracks: 2-7 to 2-16), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks: 1-13 to 2-6)
Drums – Chuck Thompson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12), Lawrence Marable (tracks: 1-13 to 2-16)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)
Piano – Kenny Drew (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12), Sonny Clark (tracks: 1-13 to 2-16)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Larry Bunker (tracks: 2-7 to 2-16)

About this release

Blue Note – 7243 5 24564 2 0

Recorded in Los Angeles on January 26, February 24 and March 23, 1956 (tracks 1-1 to 1-12), July 10 & 31, 1956 (tracks 1-13 to 2-6) and August 26 and October 3, 1956 (tracks 2-7 to 2-16)
Originally issued as:
Jazz U.S.A. (Imperial LP 9006), Go Man! (Imperial LP 9020) and Plays Cole Porter (Imperial LP 9024)

Thanks to snobb for the updates

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