Sonny Criss Discography

1946 (age 19)

Howard McGhee And His Orchestra

Howard McGhee, Gerald Wilson (trumpet) Vic Dickenson (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Teddy Edwards, James King (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Bunn (piano) Charles Mingus (bass) Roy Porter (drums)

KFI-23333	Sweet Potato	Melodisc M 1001; IAJRC 25
KRI-23337	Hoggin'	Melodisc M 1002; IAJRC 25
KFI-23345	Blues A La King	-
FKI-26610	Night Mist	Melodisc M 1001; IAJRC 25

* IAJRC 25   Various Artists - Modern Trumpet Leaders
* Melodisc M 1001   Howard McGhee - Sweet Potato b/w Night Mist
* Melodisc M 1002   Howard McGhee - Hoggin' b/w Blues A La King

Ernie Lewis All Stars

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) unknown (piano) Ernie Lewis (guitar) Vernon Alley (bass) Roy Porter (drums)

	Vernon Alley's Blues	Pacific 610
	Hit That Jive Jack	-

* Pacific 610   Ernie Lewis - Vernon Alley's Blues b/w Hit That Jive Jack

1947 (age 20)

Howard McGhee Sextet

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Addison Farmer (bass) Roy Porter (drums)

	Ornithology	Jazz Showcase LP 5005
	The Man I Love	-

* Jazz Showcase LP 5005   Sonny Criss/Howard McGhee/Dodo Marmarosa - California Boppin'

Billy Eckstine And His Octet

Ray Linn (trumpet) Gerald Vlentine (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Warren Bracken (piano) unknown (guitar) Shifty Henry (bass) Tim Kennedy (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals, valve trombone)

NSC257	All Of Me	National 9041; EmArcy EP 1-6116, MG 36010; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC258	Where Are You	EmArcy EP 1-6045, MG 36030; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC259	Prelude To A Kiss	EmArcy EP 1-6115, MG 36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC260	She's Got The Blues For Sale	National 9041; EmArcy EP 1-6040, MG 26025, MG 36029; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC261	What's New	National 9096; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 1127
NSC262	Serenade In Blue	National 9132; Regent MG 6058; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC263	In My Solitude	National 9086; EmArcy EP 1-6115, MG 36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214
NSC264	Sophisticated Lady	National 9049; EmArcy EP 1-6115, MG 36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214

* EmArcy MG 36010   Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear
* Regent MG 6052   Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love
* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings
* EmArcy MG 36030   Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B"
* Regent MG 6054   Billy Eckstine - My Deep Blue Dream
* Regent MG 6053   Billy Eckstine - The Duke, The Blues And Me
* EmArcy MG 36029   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* Savoy SJL 2214   Billy Eckstine - Mr. B And The Band
* Regent MG 6058   Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* EmArcy MG 26025   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* EmArcy EP 1-6116   Billy Eckstine - ???
* EmArcy EP 1-6045   Billy Eckstine - Mood For Love
* EmArcy EP 1-6115   Billy Eckstine - ???
* EmArcy EP 1-6040   Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale
* National 9041   Billy Eckstine - All Of Me b/w She's Got The Blues For Sale
* National 9096   Billy Eckstine - What's New b/w There Are Such Things
* National 9132   Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze b/w Serenade In Blue
* National 9086   Billy Eckstine - Solitude b/w I Do, Do You
* National 9049   Billy Eckstine - The Jitney Man b/w Sophisticated Lady

Billy Eckstine Nonet

Ray Linn (trumpet) Gerald Vlentine (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Warren Bracken (piano) unknown (guitar) Shifty Henry (bass) Tim Kennedy (drums) Billy Eckstine (vocals, valve trombone): same personnel

	I Surrender, Dear	Savoy SJL 1127
	Memories Of You	-
	Our Love	-
	There Are Such Things	-
	Say It Isn't So	-
	I Do, Do You	-
	Blues	-

* Savoy SJL 1127   Billy Eckstine Sings

Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Dodo Marmarosa (piano) Red Callender (bass) Jackie Mills (drums)

	Bop	Modern unissued
	Donna Lee (Scratch)	Crown CLP 5008

* Crown CLP 5008   The Modern Jazz Stars - Jazz Surprise

Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Dodo Marmarosa (piano) Red Callender (bass) Jackie Mills (drums)

MM910	Groovin' High, Pt. 1	Modern 20-639, LMP 1202; Crown CLP 5056, CLP 5415; Vogue (E) EPV 1002, (E) VJT 3003; Spotlite (E) SPJ 134
MM911	Groovin' High, Pt. 2	-
MM1003	Hot House, Pt. 1	Modern 20-694, LMP 1202; Crown CLP 5292; Vogue (E) VJT 3003; Spotlite (E) SPJ 134
MM1004	Hot House, Pt. 2	-

* Modern LMP 1202; Crown CLP 5002, CLP 5284   Stan Getz - Groovin' High
= United US 7709   Stan Getz - Groovin' With Getz
* Crown CLP 5056   Various Artists - Jazz Confidential
* Crown CLP 5415, CST 415   Stan Getz - Erroll Garner - Sonny Criss - Buddy Collette
* Vogue (E) VJT 3003   Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 134   Wardell Gray - Stan Hasselgard
* Crown CLP 5292, CST 292, CLP 5408, CST 408   Sonny Criss - Gerald Wiggins - Erroll Garner - Stan Getz
* Vogue (E) EPV 1002   Gene Norman's Just Jazz
* Modern 20-639; Vogue (E) V 2021; Jazz Selection (F) 569   Gene Norman's Just Jazz - Groovin' High, Pt. 1&2
* Modern 20-694; Vogue (E) V 2022; Jazz Selection (F) 635   Gene Norman's Just Jazz - Hot House, Pt. 1&2

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Trummy Young (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) possibly Leroy Gray (bass) Ken Kennedy (drums)

BOP3	The Hunt, Pt. 1 (Rock' N' Shoals)	Bop 104; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP4	The Hunt, Pt. 2 (Rock' N' Shoals)	-
BOP5	The Hunt, Pt. 3 (Rock' N' Shoals)	Bop 105; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP6	The Hunt, Pt. 4 (Rock' N' Shoals)	-
BOP7	The Hunt, Pt. 5 (Rock' N' Shoals)	Bop 101; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP8	The Hunt, Pt. 6 (Rock' N' Shoals)	-
BOP9	The Hunt, Pt. 7 (Rock' N' Shoals)	Bop 102; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP10	The Hunt, Pt. 8 (Rock' N' Shoals)	-

same session

BOP15	Bopera, Pt. 1 (Disorder At The Border)	Bop 107; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP16	Bopera, Pt. 2 (Disorder At The Border)	-
BOP17	Bopera, Pt. 3 (Disorder At The Border)	Bop 108; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP18	Bopera, Pt. 4 (Disorder At The Border)	-
BOP19	Bopera, Pt. 5 (Disorder At The Border)	Bop 109; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222
BOP20	Bopera, Pt. 6 (Disorder At The Border)	-
BOP21	Bopera, Pt. 7 (Disorder At The Border)	Bop 110; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222

* Savoy MG 12012   Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert - West Coast
* Savoy SJL 2222   Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt
* Savoy MG 9027   Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 2
* Savoy XP 8100   Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 1
* Savoy XP 8115   Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 2
* Bop 104   Howard McGhee - The Hunt, Pt. 1 b/w Sonny Criss - The Hunt, Pt. 2
* Bop 105   Barney Kessel - The Hunt, Pt. 3 b/w Trummy Young - The Hunt, Pt. 4
* Bop 101   Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 5 b/w The Hunt, Pt. 6
* Bop 102   Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 7 b/w The Hunt, Pt. 8
* Bop 107   Trummy Young - Bopera, Pt. 1 b/w Wardell Gray - Bopera, Pt. 2
* Bop 108   Howard McGhee - Bopera, Pt. 3 b/w Sonny Criss - Bopera, Pt. 4
* Bop 109   Dexter Gordon - Bopera, Pt. 5 b/w Barney Kessel - Bopera, Pt. 6
* Bop 110   Hampton Hawes - Bopera, Pt. 7 b/w Wild Bill Moore - Unfinished Bopera

Al Killian And His Orchestra

Al Killian (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Russ Freeman (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Harry Babasin (bass) Ken Kennedy (drums)

BOP30	Backbreaker, Pt. 1	Savoy MG 9031, SJL 2215
BOP31	Backbreaker, Pt. 2	-
BOP32	Backbreaker, Pt. 3	-
BOP33	Backbreaker, Pt. 4	-
BOP34	Backbreaker, Pt. 5	-
BOP35	Backbreaker, Pt. 6	-

* Savoy SJL 2215   Various Artists - Black California
* Savoy MG 9031   Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 3

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Trummy Young (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Red Callender (bass) Roy Porter (drums)

BOP36	Bopland, Pt. 1 (Byas-A-Drink)	Savoy 962, MG 9020, SJL 2222
BOP37	Bopland, Pt. 2 (Byas-A-Drink)	-
BOP38	Bopland, Pt. 3 (Byas-A-Drink)	Savoy 963, MG 9020, SJL 2222
BOP39	Bopland, Pt. 4 (Byas-A-Drink)	-
BOP40	Bopland, Pt. 5 (Byas-A-Drink)	Savoy 964, MG 9020, SJL 2222
BOP41	Bopland, Pt. 6 (Byas-A-Drink)	-
BOP42	Jeronimo, Pt. 1 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	Bop 111; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222
BOP43	Jeronimo, Pt. 2 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	-
BOP44	Jeronimo, Pt. 3 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	Bop 112; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222
BOP45	Jeronimo, Pt. 4 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	-
BOP46	Jeronimo, Pt. 5 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	Bop 113; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222
BOP47	Jeronimo, Pt. 6 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	-
BOP48	Jeronimo, Pt. 7 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	Bop 114; Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2222
BOP49	Jeronimo, Pt. 8 (Cherrykoke) (Cherokee)	-

* Savoy SJL 2222   Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt
* Regent MG 6049; Savoy MG 12196   Various Artists - Jazz Concert West Coast
* Savoy MG 9020   Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 1
* Savoy 962   The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 1&2
* Savoy 963   The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 3&4
* Savoy 964   The Bopland Boys - Bopland, Pt. 5&6
* Bop 111   Trummy Young - Jeronimo, Pt. 1 b/w Barney Kessel - Jeronimo, Pt. 2
* Bop 112   Barney Kessel/Sonny Criss - Jeronimo, Pt. 3 b/w Sonny Criss - Jeronimo, Pt. 4
* Bop 113   Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo, Pt. 5 b/w Jeronimo, Pt. 6
* Bop 114   Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo, Pt. 7 b/w Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - Jeronimo, Pt. 8

Al Killian And His Orchestra

Al Killian (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Russ Freeman (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Harry Babasin (bass) Ken Kennedy (drums)

BOP50	Blow Blow Blow, Pt. 1	Regent MG 6049; Savoy SJL 2242
BOP51	Blow Blow Blow, Pt. 2	-
BOP52	Blow Blow Blow, Pt. 3	-
BOP53	Blow Blow Blow, Pt. 4	-

* Regent MG 6049; Savoy MG 12196   Various Artists - Jazz Concert West Coast
* Savoy SJL 2242   Various Artists - Black California, Vol. 2: Anthology

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Trummy Young (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Red Callender (bass) Roy Porter (drums)

BOP54	Bop After Hours, Pt. 1 (After Hours Bop)	Bop 115; Savoy SJL 2211
BOP55	Bop After Hours, Pt. 2 (After Hours Bop)	-
BOP56	Bop After Hours, Pt. 3 (After Hours Bop)	Bop 116; Savoy SJL 2211
BOP57	Bop After Hours, Pt. 4 (After Hours Bop)	-
BOP58	Bop After Hours, Pt. 5 (After Hours Bop)	Bop 117; Savoy SJL 2211
BOP59	Bop After Hours, Pt. 6 (After Hours Bop)	-

* Savoy SJL 2211   Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter
* Bop 115   Trummy Young - Bop After Hours, Pt. 1 b/w Barney Kessel - Bop After Hours, Pt. 2
* Bop 116   Dexter Gordon - Bop After Hours, Pt. 3 b/w Howard McGhee - Bop After Hours, Pt. 4
* Bop 117   Hampton Hawes - Bop After Hours, Pt. 5 b/w Sonny Criss - Bop After Hours, Pt. 6

Wardell Gray Sextet

Al Killian (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Charles Fox (piano) Shifty Henry (bass) Tim Kennedy (drums)

	Blue Lou	Jazz Showcase LP 5005; Xanadu 200
	The Creep	Xanadu 200
	Out Of Nowhere	-
	Semi-Quiet (Sonny's Bop)	Jazz Showcase LP 5005; Xanadu 200
	Blue 'N' Boogie	Xanadu 200

* Jazz Showcase LP 5005   Sonny Criss/Howard McGhee/Dodo Marmarosa - California Boppin'
* Xanadu 200   The Sonny Criss Memorial Album

1949

Flip Phillips And His Orchestra

John D'Agostino, Buddy Morrow, Tommy Turk, Kai Winding (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone) Mickey Crane (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)

2538 | 288-4	Swingin' For Julie And Brownie (Put That Back)	Mercury 8907, 8929; Clef MGC 693
2539 | 289	Blow, Flip, Blow	Clef unissued
2540 | 290-4	By The Lazy River	Mercury 8929, MGC 109 (alt.); Clef MGC 693
2541 | 291	Untitled Original	Clef unissued
	Swingin' For Julie And Brownie (alt. take)	Verve 314 521 661-2
	Flip's Idea	-

* Clef MGC 693; Verve MGV 8077   Flip Phillips - Flip
* Verve 314 521 661-2   Various Artists - The Jazz Scene
* Mercury MGC 109 (alt.); Clef MGC 109; Universal (J) UCCV 9117   Flip Phillips - Collates
* Mercury 8907, 8907x45; Clef 8907, 8907x45   Flip Phillips - Put That Back b/w Drowsy
* Mercury 8929, 8929x45; Clef 8929, 8929x45   Flip Phillips - Swingin' For Julie And Brownie b/w By The Lazy River

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Fats Navarro (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)

	Norman Granz Introduction	Pablo PACD 5311-2
	Leap Here	-
	(Back Home Again In) Indiana	-
	Lover Come Back To Me	-

Fats Navarro (trumpet) Tommy Turk (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone) Hank Jones (piano) Ray Brown (bass) unknown (drums)

	Perdido	Clef unissued
	How High The Moon	-

* Pablo PACD 5311-2   Jazz At The Philharmonic - J.A.T.P. At Carnegie Hall 1949

Sonny Criss And His Orchestra

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Iggy Shevack (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums)

272-6	Colidad	Mercury 8910, MGC 122; Norgran MGN 1065
273-4	Tornade	Mercury 8915, MGC 122; Norgran MGN 1065
274-1	The First One	Mercury 8910, MGC 122; Norgran MGN 1065
275-3	Blues For The Boppers	Mercury 8915, MGC 122; Norgran MGN 1065

* Norgran MGN 1065; Verve MGV 8155   Sonny Criss/Tommy Turk/The Six - An Evening Of Jazz
* Mercury MGC 122; Clef MGC 122   Sonny Criss/Tommy Turk - Collates
* Mercury 8910, 8910x45; Clef 8910, 8910x45   Sonny Criss - Colidad b/w The First One
* Mercury 8915, 8915x45; Clef 8915, 8915x45   Sonny Criss - Tornade b/w Blues For The Boppers

1950

Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Septet

Clark Terry (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone -1,2,5) Jimmy Bunn (piano) Billy Hadnott (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums) Damita Jo (vocals -5)

1. (1231)	Jazz On Sunset, Pt. 1&2 (Move)	Prestige 778, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 051-2
2. (1232)	Jazz On Sunset, Pt. 3&4 (Move)	Prestige 779, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 051-2
3. (1233)	Kiddo, Pt. 1&2 (Scrapple From The Apple)	Prestige 759, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 051-2
4. (1234)	Kiddo, Pt. 3&4 (Scrapple From The Apple)	Prestige 760, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P 24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 051-2
5.	I Can't Give You Anything But Love	Xanadu 200

* Prestige PRLP 7009; Original Jazz Classics OJC 051   Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2
= Prestige PR 7343   Wardell Gray Memorial Album
* Prestige P 24062   Wardell Gray - Central Avenue
* Xanadu 200   The Sonny Criss Memorial Album
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 051-2   Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2
* Prestige PRLP 128   Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert
* Prestige 778   Wardell Gray - Jazz On Sunset, Pt. 1&2
* Prestige 779   Wardell Gray - Jazz On Sunset, Pt. 3&4
* Prestige 759   Wardell Gray - Kiddo, Pt. 1&2
* Prestige 760   Wardell Gray - Kiddo, Pt. 3&4

1951

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Joe Newman (trumpet) Bennie Green (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor saxophone) Bobby Tucker (piano) Tommy Potter (bass) Kenny Clarke (drums)

	Intermission Riff	Pablo 2310-929
	How High The Moon	-
	Perdido	-
	Body And Soul	-
	High Jump	-

* Pablo 2310-929; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 961-2   Sonny Criss - Intermission Riff

1952 (age 25)

Chet Baker All Stars

Chet Baker (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray, Dave Pell (tenor saxophone) Jerry Mandell (piano) Harry Babasin (cello) Bob Whitlock (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

Out Of Nowhere

Jam Session No. 103

* Jam Session No. 103   Various Artists - The West Coast Jam Sessions

Billy Hadnott Sextet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Ruddy Pits (vibraphone) Ernie Freeman (piano) Oscar Moore (guitar) Billy Hadnott (bass) Budy Reed (drums)

	Ooh China	Federal 12084
	My Ideal	-
	Limehouse Blues	Federal 12096
	Junk Wagon	-

* Federal 12084   Billy Hadnott And His Orchestra
* Federal 12096   Billy Hadnott And His Orchestra

Harry Babasin All Stars

Chet Baker (trumpet) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Al Haig (piano -1,2,4) Russ Freeman (piano -3) Harry Babasin (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

1.	The Squirrel	Jazz Chronicles JCS 102
2.	Irresistible You (They Didn't Believe Me)	-
3.	Indiana (Indiana / Donna Lee)	-
4.	Liza	-

* Jazz Chronicles JCS 102   Charlie Parker/Sonny Criss/Chet Baker - Inglewood Jam 6-16-'52
= Jazz Showcase LP 5007   Charlie Parker All Stars On The Coast

Al Haig Octet

Chet Baker (trumpet) Ted Ottison (trumpet -3) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Jack Montrose (tenor saxophone) Al Haig (piano) Dave Bryant (bass) Larry Bunker (drums)

1.	There Will Never Be Another You	Xanadu 206
2.	How High The Moon	-
3.	Sweet Georgia Brown	-

* Xanadu 206   Al Haig - Live In Hollywood

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Gil Barrios (piano) Dave Bryant (bass) Billy Snyder (drums)

Strike Up The Band

Xanadu 200

* Xanadu 200   The Sonny Criss Memorial Album

1955

Buddy Rich Quintet

Harry Edison (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Jimmy Rowles (piano) John Simmons (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

2454-1	Sonny And Sweets	Norgran MGN 1052; Verve V6 8778
2455-1	The Two Mothers	Norgran MGN 1052
2456-1	A Smooth One	Norgran MGN 1078
2457-3	Broadway	-

* Norgran MGN 1052   The Swingin' Buddy Rich
= Verve MGV 8142   The Swinging Buddy Rich
* Verve V6 8778   Buddy Rich - Super Rich
* Norgran MGN 1078; Verve MGV 8168   The Wailing Buddy Rich

1956

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Bill Woodson (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums)

IM-981	Easy Living	Imperial LP 9006, LP 9205
IM-982	Criss Cross	Imperial LP 9006
IM-983	Willow Weep For Me	Imperial 5694, LP 9006, LP 9205
IM-984	Alabamy Bound	Imperial LP 9006, LP 9205

* Imperial LP 9006   Sonny Criss - Jazz U.S.A.
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross
* Imperial 5694   Sonny Criss - Willow Weep For Me b/w West Coast Blues

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Bill Woodson (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums): same personnel

IM-1012	Something's Gotta Give	Imperial LP 9006, LP 9205
IM-1013	These Foolish Things	Imperial LP 9006
IM-1014	West Coast Blues	Imperial 5694, LP 9006
IM-1015	Blue Friday	Imperial LP 9006

* Imperial LP 9006   Sonny Criss - Jazz U.S.A.
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross
* Imperial 5694   Sonny Criss - Willow Weep For Me b/w West Coast Blues

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Bill Woodson (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums): same personnel

IM-1034	More Than You Know	Imperial LP 9006, LP 9205
IM-1035	Sunday	-
IM-1036	Sweet Georgia Brown	-
IM-1037	Ham's Blues	Imperial LP 9006

* Imperial LP 9006   Sonny Criss - Jazz U.S.A.
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

IM-1084	Summertime	Imperial LP 9020
IM-1085	Memories Of You	-
IM-1086	Wailin' With Joe	-
IM-1087	How Deep Is The Ocean	-
IM-1088	The Blues For Rose	-
IM-1089	The Man I Love	Imperial LP 9020, LP 9205

* Imperial LP 9020   Sonny Criss - Go Man!
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Sonny Clark (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums): same personnel

IM-1090	Until The Real Thing Comes Along	Imperial LP 9020
IM-1091	Blue Prelude	Imperial LP 9020, LP 9205
IM-1092	After You've Gone	Imperial LP 9020
IM-1093	Come Rain Or Come Shine	Imperial LP 9020, LP 9205
IM-1094	How High The Moon	Imperial LP 9020
IM-1095	If I Had You	-

* Imperial LP 9020   Sonny Criss - Go Man!
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Larry Bunker (vibraphone) Sonny Clark (piano) Buddy Clark (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums)

IM-1101	What Is This Thing Called Love	Imperial LP 9024
IM-1102	Night And Day	-
IM-1103	Love For Sale	Imperial LP 9024, LP 9205
IM-1104	Just One Of Those Things	Imperial LP 9024
IM-1105	Anything Goes	-
IM-1106	I Get A Kick Out Of You	Imperial LP 9024, LP 9205

* Imperial LP 9024   Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter
* Imperial LP 9205, LP 12205   Sonny Criss - Criss Cross

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Larry Bunker (vibraphone) Sonny Clark (piano) Buddy Clark (bass) Lawrence Marable (drums): same personnel

IM-1155	Easy To Love	Imperial LP 9024
IM-1156	It's All Right With Me	-
IM-1157	I Love You	-
IM-1158	In The Still Of The Night	-

* Imperial LP 9024   Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter

1957 (age 30)

The Sonny Criss Quartet / Terry Morrell

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Buddy Woodson (bass) Chuck Thompson (drums) Johnny Mercer (host)

	Easy Livin'	Calliope CAL 3024; Norma/Vantage (J) NLP 5005
	Willow Weep For Me	-

same session

	Wailing For Joe	Calliope CAL 3024; Norma/Vantage (J) NLP 5005
	Blues	Norma/Vantage (J) NLP 5005

* Calliope CAL 3024   Sonny Criss, Calvin Jackson - Sessions, Live
* Norma/Vantage (J) NLP 5005   Art Pepper/Sonny Criss/Bud Shank - The Altoman: Bob Andrews Collection 5

Roy Porter Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Roy Porter (organ) Buddy Woodson (bass) Al Bartee (drums) Richard Washington (bongos)

	Wow!	Debonair 1821, 1822
	Got A Funny Feelin'	-
	Minor Moods	-
	Love You	-

* Debonair 1821, 1822   Roy Porter Quintet

1958

Buddy Rich Quintet

Ole Hansen (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Phil Leshin (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

	Four	Spotlite (E) SPJ 149
	In A Prescribed Manner	-

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 149   Buddy Rich - The Cinch

Buddy Rich Quintet

Ole Hansen (trombone -1,2) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Kenny Drew (piano) Phil Leshin (bass) Buddy Rich (drums)

1.	The Cinch	Spotlite (E) SPJ 149
2.	I Don't Wanna Be Kissed	-
3.	Our Delight	-

* Spotlite (E) SPJ 149   Buddy Rich - The Cinch

1959

Sonny Criss Quintet

Ole Hansen (trombone -3,5/7) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Wynton Kelly (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Walter Perkins (drums)

1. 6004	Sweet Lorraine	Peacock PLP 91
2. 6005	I Got It Bad	-
3.	Indiana	-
4.	You Don't Know What Love Is	-
5.	Sylvia	-
6.	Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise	-
7.	Butt's Delight	-

* Peacock PLP 91   Sonny Criss At The Crossroads
= Impulse! IA 9337-2   Kenny Dorham/Sonny Criss - The Dedication Series, Vol. I: The Bop Masters

1962 (age 35)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Henri Renaud (piano) Michel Gaudry (bass) Philippe Combelle (drums)

	Mighty Low	Polydor (F) 27 004, (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	Don't Blame Me	-
	Black Coffee	-
	We'll Be Together Again	-

* Polydor (F) 27 004   Sonny Criss Quartet
* Polydor (F) 2445 034   Sonny Criss - Blues Pour Flirter, Vol. 2
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2   Sonny Criss In Paris

1963

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Georges Arvanitas (piano, organ) Rene Thomas (guitar) Pierre Michelot (bass) Philippe Combelle (drums)

	Once In A While	Brunswick (F) 87 519; Polydor (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	Day Dream	-
	Blues Pour Flirter	Polydor (F) 27 049, (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	Blues Pour Flirter, No. 2	Polydor (F) 27 049; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2

* Brunswick (F) 87 519   Sonny Criss - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter
* Polydor (F) 2445 034   Sonny Criss - Blues Pour Flirter, Vol. 2
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2   Sonny Criss In Paris
* Polydor (F) 27 049   Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Georges Arvanitas (piano, organ) Rene Thomas (guitar) Pierre Michelot (bass) Philippe Combelle (drums): same personnel

	Don't Get Around Much Anymore	Brunswick (F) 87 519; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	Early And Later, Pt. 1	Polydor (F) 27 049; Brunswick (F) 87 519; Polydor (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	Early And Later, Pt. 2	-
	St. Louis Blues	Brunswick (F) 87 519; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2

* Brunswick (F) 87 519   Sonny Criss - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2   Sonny Criss In Paris
* Polydor (F) 27 049   Sonny Criss Quintet
* Polydor (F) 2445 034   Sonny Criss - Blues Pour Flirter, Vol. 2

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Georges Arvanitas (piano, organ) Pierre Michelot (bass) Philippe Combelle (drums)

	This Can't Be Love	Brunswick (F) 87 519; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	On Green Dolphin Street	-
	God Bless The Child	Brunswick (F) 87 519; Polydor (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2
	These Foolish Things	Brunswick (F) 87 519

* Brunswick (F) 87 519   Sonny Criss - Mr. Blues Pour Flirter
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2   Sonny Criss In Paris
* Polydor (F) 2445 034   Sonny Criss - Blues Pour Flirter, Vol. 2

Onzy Matthews Orchestra

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Onzy Matthews (piano, arranger, conductor) Onzy Matthews Orchestra

	Tobacco Road	Capitol T 2042
	Cotton Fields	-
	Rockin' Chair	-
	Stormy Weather	-
	Ol' Man River	-
	Blues For A Four String Guitar	-
	St. Louis Blues	-
	Georgia On My Mind	-
	Sentimental Journey	-
	Summertime	-

* Capitol T 2042, ST 2042   Onzy Matthews - Tobacco Road

1964

Onzy Matthews Orchestra

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Onzy Matthews (piano, arranger, conductor) Onzy Matthews Orchestra

	Mexicali Brass	Capitol T 2479
	You'll Know The First Time	-
	Lilies Of The Field	-
	Moon River	-
	Play Me Some Blues	-
	White Gardenia	-
	Ballad For Orchetra	-
	Blues For The Reverend	-
	I Left My Heart In San Francisco	-
	Ray On Blues	-

* Capitol T 2479   Onzy Matthews - Sounds For The '60s

1965

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Clarence Johnson (bass) Frank Butler (drums)

	Saturday Morning	Xanadu 200
	When Sunny Gets Blue	-
	The Masquerade Is Over	-
	What's New	-
	Ursula	-

* Xanadu 200   The Sonny Criss Memorial Album

1966

Esther Phillips With Onzy Matthews' Orchestra

Bill J. Clark, Melvin Moore, Robert H. Rolfe, James Dalton Smith (trumpet) Louis Blackburn, Richard Leith, Peter T. Meyers, Roland E. Meyers (trombone) Gabriel Baltazar, Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Louis Dean Ciotti, Ira Schulman (tenor saxophone) Jay Migliori (baritone saxophone) Rodgers Grant (piano) Francois Vaz (guitar) Victor Venegas (bass) Charles G. Harris (drums) Esther Phillips (vocals) Onzy Matthews (arranger, director)

10936 | 10963	C.C. Rider	Atlantic SD 1680
10937 | 10964	Cherry Red	-
10938 | 10965	Confessin' The Blues	-
10939 | 10966	I'm Gettin' 'Long Alright	-

* Atlantic SD 1680   Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)

	When Sunny Gets Blue	Prestige PR 7511
	The Days Of Wine And Roses	-
	Black Coffee	-
	Greasy	Prestige 45-435, PR 7511
	Sunrise, Sunset	-
	Love For Sale	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 430-2
	Skylark	Prestige PR 7511
	Steve's Blues	-

* Prestige PR 7511; Original Jazz Classics OJC 430, OJCCD 430-2   Sonny Criss - This Is Criss!
* Prestige 45-435   Sonny Criss - Greasy b/w Sunrise, Sunset

Esther Phillips With Onzy Matthews' Orchestra

Melvin Moore, Al Porcino, Robert H. Rolfe, Ray Triscari (trumpet) Louis Blackburn, Richard Leith, Peter T. Meyers, Roland E. Meyers (trombone) Sonny Criss, Jackie Kelso (alto saxophone) Louis Dean Ciotti, Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone) Jay Migliori (baritone saxophone) Rodgers Grant (piano) Herb Ellis (guitar) Victor Venegas (bass) Charles G. Harris (drums) Esther Phillips (vocals) Onzy Matthews (arranger, director)

11054	Rocks In My Bed	unissued
11055	In The Evening	Atlantic SD 1680
11056	Romance In The Dark	-
11057	I Wonder	-

* Atlantic SD 1680   Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues

1967 (age 40)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Walter Davis Jr. (piano) Paul Chambers (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)

	Blues In The Closet	Prestige PR 7526
	On A Clear Day	Prestige PR 7526, PR 7742
	Smile	Prestige PR 7526
	A Million Or More Times	-
	Allen's Alley (Wee)	-
	God Bless The Child	-
	All The Things You Are	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1022-2

* Prestige PR 7526; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 655-2   Portrait Of Sonny Criss
* Prestige PR 7742   The Best Of Sonny Criss: Hits Of 1960's
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1022-2   Sonny Criss - Rockin' In Rhythm

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Tal Farlow (guitar) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Lenny McBrowne (drums)

	Up, Up And Away	Prestige PR 7530, PR 7742
	This Is For Benny	Prestige PR 7530
	Sunny	Prestige PR 7530, PR 7742
	Paris Blues	Prestige PR 7530
	Willow Weep For Me	-
	Scrapple From The Apple	-

* Prestige PR 7530; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 982-2   Sonny Criss - Up, Up And Away
* Prestige PR 7742   The Best Of Sonny Criss: Hits Of 1960's

1968

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Cedar Walton (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)

	Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)	Prestige PR 7558
	The Beat Goes On!	Prestige PR 7558, PR 7742
	Georgia Rose	Prestige PR 7558
	Ode To Billie Joe	Prestige PR 7558, PR 7742
	Calidad	Prestige PR 7558
	Yesterdays	-

* Prestige PR 7558; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1051-2   Sonny Criss - The Beat Goes On!
* Prestige PR 7742   The Best Of Sonny Criss: Hits Of 1960's

Sonny Criss Tentet

Conte Candoli (trumpet) Dick Nash (trombone) Ray Draper (tuba) David Sherr (alto saxophone) Sonny Criss (alto, soprano saxophone) Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone) Pete Christlieb (baritone saxophone) Tommy Flanagan (piano) Al McKibbon (bass) Everett Brown Jr. (drums) Horace Tapscott (arranger, composer)

	Sonny's Dream	Prestige PR 7576
	Sonny's Dream (alt. take)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 707-2
	The Golden Pearl	Prestige PR 7576
	The Golden Pearl (alt. take)	Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 707-2
	The Black Apostles	Prestige PR 7576
	Ballad For Samuel	-
	Sandy And Niles	-
	Daughter Of Cochise	-

* Prestige PR 7576; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 707-2   Sonny Criss - Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Eddie Green (piano) Bob Cranshaw (bass) Alan Dawson (drums)

	Misty Roses	Prestige PR 7610
	Eleanor Rigby	Prestige 45-703, PR 7610, PR 7742
	Rockin' In Rhythm	Prestige 45-703, PR 7610
	The Masquerade Is Over	Prestige PR 7610
	When The Sun Comes Out	-
	Sonnymoon For Two	-

* Prestige PR 7610; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1022-2   Sonny Criss - Rockin' In Rhythm
* Prestige PR 7742   The Best Of Sonny Criss: Hits Of 1960's
* Prestige 45-703   Sonny Criss - Eleanor Rigby b/w Rockin' In Rhythm

1969

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Hampton Hawes (piano) Monty Budwig (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)

	I'll Catch The Sun	Prestige PR 7628
	I Thought About You	-
	California Screamin'	-
	Cry Me A River	-
	Don't Rain On My Parade	-
	Blue Sunset	-

* Prestige PR 7628; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 811-2   Sonny Criss - I'll Catch The Sun!

1970

Hampton Hawes Sextet

Harry Edison (trumpet) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Teddy Edwards (tenor saxophone -5) Hampton Hawes (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Bobby Thomson (drums) Joe Turner (vocals -3,4)

1.	Memoriy Lane Blues	Jass JAS 4005
2.	Blues For J.L.	-
3.	Feeling Happy	-
4.	Shake, Rattle And Roll	-
5.	Teddy's Blues	-

* Jass JAS 4005   Hampton Hawes - Memory Lane Live

1971

Pasadena Jazz Party

Harry Edison (trumpet -1,2) Clark Terry (trumpet, vocals -3,4) Carl Fontana (trombone -1) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone -1) Jimmy Rowles (piano -1,2) Ross Tompkins (piano -3,4) Herb Ellis (guitar -1,2) Monty Budwig (bass -1,3,4) Montgomery Phillips (bass -2) John Guerin (drums -1) Jake Hanna (drums -2) Donald Bailey (drums -3,4) Joe Williams (vocals -2)

1.	Medley: Someone To Watch Over Me / Wollow Weep For Me / Easter Parade / Body And Soul	BAJC 510 511
2.	Rocks In My Bed	-
3.	Art Blakey's Theme	-
4.	My Gal	-

* BAJC 510 511   Sonny Criss - Proceedings Of The Blue Angel Jazz Club: The Complete 1971 Pasadena Jazz Party

1974 (age 47)

Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Georges Arvanitas (piano) Jacki Samson (bass) Charles Saudrais (drums)

	Tin Tin Deo	Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 401
	Lover Man	-
	Sonny's Blues	-
	Summertime	-
	Willow Weep For Me	-
	Sunny	-
	Hootie Bluse	Fresh Sound (Sp) FSRCD 67
	Untitled Blues	-

* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 401   Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio Live In Italy
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSRCD 67   Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio Live In Italy

1975

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dolo Coker (piano) Ray Crawford (guitar) Larry Gales (bass) Jimmie Smith (drums)

	The Isle Of Celia	Muse MR 5068
	Blues In My Heart	-
	This Is For Benny	-
	All Night Long	-
	Crisscraft	-
	Blues In My Heart (alt. take)	Muse MCD 6015

* Muse MR 5068, MCD 6015   Sonny Criss - Crisscraft

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Barry Harris (piano) Leroy Vinnegar (bass) Lenny McBrowne (drums)

	Angel Eyes	Xanadu 105
	Tin Tin Deo	-
	Jeannie's Knees	-
	Saturday Morning	-
	My Heart Stood Still	-
	Until The Real Thing Comes Along	-

* Xanadu 105   Sonny Criss - Saturday Morning

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Dolo Coker (piano) Larry Gales (bass) Jimmie Smith (drums)

	All The Things You Are	Muse MR 5089
	The Dreamer	-
	El Tiante	-
	My Ideal	-
	Out Of Nowhere	-
	Brother, Can You Spare A Dime	-
	The First One	-
	All The Things You Are (alt. take)	Muse MCD 6015

* Muse MR 5089   Sonny Criss - Out Of Nowhere
* Muse MCD 6015   Sonny Criss - Crisscraft

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Bud Brisbois, Charles Findley, Paul Hubinon (trumpet, flugelhorn) George Bohanon (trombone) Lew McCreary (bass trombone) Vince DeRosa (French horn) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Buddy Collette (tenor saxophone, flute) Bill Green (bass saxophone, flute) Marcia Van Dyke, Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, William Henderson, Kares Jones, Carl LaMagna, Kenneith Yerke (violin) David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, Paul Polivnick (viola) Ronald Cooper, Dennis Karmazyn, David Speltz (cello) Richard Feves, Susan Ranney (contrabass) Dorothy Ashby (harp) Clarence McDonald (keyboards -1/3) Sonny Burke (keyboards -4/7) Wah Wah Watson (guitar) Lee Ritenour (guitar -1/3) Dennis Budimir (guitar -4/7) Chuck Domanico (bass -4/7) Scott Edwards (electric bass -1/3) James Gadson (drums) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (percussion)

1.	Cool Struttin'	Impulse! ASD 9312
2.	Sweet Summer Breeze	-
3.	Memories	-
4.	The Way We Were	-
5.	That's The Way Of The World	-
6.	Bumpin'	-
7.	Blue For Willie	-

* Impulse! ASD 9312   Sonny Criss - Warm And Sonny

1977 (aged 50)

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Blue Mitchell (trumpet) George Bohanon (trombone) Sonny Criss (alto saxophone) Bill King, Ernie Watts (reeds) Sonny Burke (piano) Patrice Rushen (electric piano) Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour (guitar) Chuck Domanico (bass) Henry Davis, Scott Edwards (electric bass) Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Esmond Edwards (percussion) Viola Jackson (vocals -6) unidentified horns and strings

1.	You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling	Impulse! AS 9326
2.	Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing	-
3.	You Are So Beautiful	-
4.	Turn Me Loose	-
5.	Stolen Moments	-
6.	Have A Talk With God	-
7.	Midnight Mellow	-

* Impulse! AS 9326   Sonny Criss - The Joy Of Sax

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