Sonny Criss Discography - session index

1946 (The age of 19)

• Howard McGhee Orch.  Hollywood, CA, spr. 1946
• Ernie Lewis All Stars  LA, sum. 1946

1947 (The age of 20)

• Howard McGhee 6  Hi-De-Ho Club, LA, c. Mar., 1947
• Billy Eckstine 9  LA, Apr. 21, 1947
• Billy Eckstine 9  LA, Apr. 27, 1947
• Wardell Gray 6  Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, Apr. 29, 1947
• The Bopland Boys  Elks Auditorium, LA, July 6, 1947
• The Bopland Boys
• Al Killian Orch.
• The Bopland Boys
• Al Killian Orch.
• The Bopland Boys
• Wardell Gray 6  Portland, OR, Oct. 17, 1947

1949

• Flip Phillips Orch.  NYC or LA, Feb. 11 or Sep. 26, 1949
• JATP  Carnegie Hall, NYC, Feb. 11 or Nov. 2, 1949
• JATP
• Sonny Criss 4  LA, Sep. 22, 1949

1950

• Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon 7  Hula Hut Club, LA, Aug. 27, 1950

1951

• JATP  Shrine Auditorium, LA, Oct. 12, 1951

1952 (The age of 25)

• Harry Babasin 8  Trade Winds Club, Inglewood, CA, Mar. 24, 1952
• Billy Hadnott 6  LA, Apr. 26, 1952
• Harry Babasin 6  Trade Winds Club, Inglewood, CA, June 16, 1952
• Al Haig 8  Trade Winds Club, Inglewood, CA, Aug. 4, 1952
• Sonny Criss 4  Trade Winds Club, Inglewood, CA, Sep. 4, 1952

1955

• Buddy Rich 5  LA, Aug. 26, 1955

1956

• Sonny Criss 5  LA, Jan. 26, 1956
• Sonny Criss 5  LA, Feb. 24, 1956
• Sonny Criss 5  LA, Mar. 23, 1956
• Sonny Criss 4  Master Recorders, LA, July 10, 1956
• Sonny Criss 4  Master Recorders, LA, July 31, 1956
• Sonny Criss 5  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Aug. 26, 1956
• Sonny Criss 5  Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, Oct. 3, 1956

1957 (The age of 30)

• Sonny Criss 4  Stars Of Jazz, KABC-TV, LA, Nov. 25, 1957
• Roy Porter 5  LA, 1957

1958

• Buddy Rich 5  Birdland, NYC, Nov. 7, 1958
• Buddy Rich 5  Birdland, NYC, Nov. 8, 1958

1959

• Sonny Criss 5  Chicago, IL, Mar., 1959

1962 (The age of 35)

• Sonny Criss 4  Paris, France, Oct. 10, 1962

1963

• Sonny Criss 5  Paris, France, Apr. 22, 1963
• Sonny Criss 5  Paris, France, Apr. 23, 1963
• Sonny Criss 4  Paris, France, Apr. 25, 1963
• Onzy Matthews Orch.  LA, July-Aug., 1963

1964

• Onzy Matthews Orch.  LA, c. 1964

1965

• Sonny Criss 4  LA, June 15, 1965

1966

• Esther Phillips w/ Onzy Matthews' Orch.  Western Recorders, LA, Oct. 5-7, 1966
• Sonny Criss 4  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 21, 1966
• Esther Phillips w/ Onzy Matthews' Orch.  United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA, Oct. 24, 1966

1967 (The age of 40)

• Sonny Criss 4  RVG Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Mar. 23, 1967
• Sonny Criss 5  NYC, Aug. 18, 1967

1968

• Sonny Criss 4  NYC, Jan. 12, 1968
• Sonny Criss 10  LA, May 8, 1968
• Sonny Criss 4  NYC, July 2, 1968

1969

• Sonny Criss 4  LA, Jan. 20, 1969

1970

• Hampton Hawes 6  Memoriy Lane Club, LA, Jan., 1970

1971

• Pasadena Jazz Party  University Club, Pasadena, CA, Nov. 20, 1971

1974 (The age of 47)

• Sonny Criss w/ Georges Arvanitas 3  Bologna, Italy, Jan. 28, 1974

1975

• Sonny Criss 5  Hollywood, CA, Feb. 24, 1975
• Sonny Criss 4  LA, Mar. 1, 1975
• Sonny Criss 4  LA, Oct. 20, 1975
• Sonny Criss w/ Horns & Strings  LA, c. 1975

1977 (The age of 50)

• Sonny Criss w/ Horns & Strings  LA, c. 1977