Sonny Criss Discography
1946 (age 19)
Howard McGhee And His Orchestra
Howard McGhee, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Vic Dickenson, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, James King, tenor sax; Jimmy Bunn, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, spring 1946
| 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 / Night Mist
* Melodisc M-1002 Howard McGhee - Hoggin' / Blues A La King
Ernie Lewis All Stars
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; unknown, piano; Ernie Lewis, guitar; Vernon Alley, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, summer 1946
| Vernon Alley's Blues | Pacific 610 | |
| Hit That Jive Jack | - |
* Pacific 610 Ernie Lewis - Vernon Alley's Blues / Hit That Jive Jack
1947 (age 20)
Howard McGhee Sextet
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Addison Farmer, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Hi-De-Ho Club, Los Angeles, CA, circa March, 1947
| Ornithology | Jazz Showcase JS 5005 | |
| The Man I Love | - |
* Jazz Showcase JS 5005 Sonny Criss, Howard McGhee, Dodo Marmarosa - California Boppin'
Billy Eckstine And His Octet
Ray Linn, trumpet; Gerald Vlentine, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Warren Bracken, piano; unknown, guitar; Shifty Henry, bass; Tim Kennedy, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal, valve trombone.
Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1947
| NSC257 | All Of Me | National 9041; EmArcy MG-36010; Regent MG 6052; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC258 | Where Are You | EmArcy MG-36030; Regent MG 6054; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC259 | Prelude To A Kiss | EmArcy MG-36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 1127 |
| NSC260 | She's Got The Blues For Sale | National 9041; EmArcy 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 MG-36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
| NSC264 | Sophisticated Lady | National 9049; EmArcy MG-36010; Regent MG 6053; Savoy SJL 2214 |
* EmArcy MG-36010 Billy Eckstine - I Surrender, Dear 1955
* Regent MG 6052 Billy Eckstine - Prisoner Of Love 1957
* Savoy SJL 1127 Billy Eckstine Sings 1979
* EmArcy MG-36030 Billy Eckstine - The Love Songs Of Mr. "B" 1955
* 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 1955
* Savoy SJL 2214 Billy Eckstine - Mister B. And The Band: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Regent MG 6058 Billy Eckstine - You Call It Madness
* EmArcy MG-26025 Billy Eckstine - Blues For Sale 1954
* National 9041 Billy Eckstine - All Of Me / She's Got The Blues For Sale
* National 9096 Billy Eckstine - What's New / There Are Such Things
* National 9132 Billy Eckstine - Cool Breeze / Serenade In Blue
* National 9086 Billy Eckstine - Solitude / I Do, Do You
* National 9049 Billy Eckstine - The Jitney Man / Sophisticated Lady
Billy Eckstine Nonet
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 1947
| 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 1979
Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Red Callender, bass; Jackie Mills, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, circa April 27, 1947
| Bop | Modern unissued | |
| Donna Lee (as 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 sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Dodo Marmarosa, piano; Red Callender, bass; Jackie Mills, drums.
Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, April 29, 1947
| MM910 | Groovin' High Part 1 | Modern 20-639, LMP 1202; Crown CLP 5056, CLP 5415; Vogue (E) EPV 1002, VJT 3003; Spotlite (E) SPJ 134 |
| MM911 | Groovin' High Part 2 | - |
| MM1003 | Hot House Part 1 | Modern 20-694, LMP 1202; Crown CLP 5292; Vogue (E) VJT 3003; Spotlite (E) SPJ 134 |
| MM1004 | Hot House Part 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 1954
* Modern 20-639; Vogue (E) V 2021; Jazz Selection (F) JS 569 Gene Norman's Just Jazz - Groovin' High Parts 1 & 2
* Modern 20-694; Vogue (E) V 2022; Jazz Selection (F) JS 635 Gene Norman's Just Jazz - Hot House Parts 1 & 2
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Harry Babison, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP3 | The Hunt Part 1 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | Bop 104; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP4 | The Hunt Part 2 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | - |
| BOP5 | The Hunt Part 3 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | Bop 105; Savoy XP 8100, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP6 | The Hunt Part 4 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | - |
| BOP7 | The Hunt Part 5 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | Bop 101; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP8 | The Hunt Part 6 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | - |
| BOP9 | The Hunt Part 7 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | Bop 102; Savoy XP 8115, MG 9027, MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP10 | The Hunt Part 8 (as Rocks 'N' Shoals) (aka Rocks 'N Shoals) | - |
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Harry Babison, bass; Ken Kennedy, drums.
| BOP15 | Bopera Part 1 (as Disorder At The Border) | Bop 107; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP16 | Bopera Part 2 (as Disorder At The Border) | - |
| BOP17 | Bopera Part 3 (as Disorder At The Border) | Bop 108; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP18 | Bopera Part 4 (as Disorder At The Border) | - |
| BOP19 | Bopera Part 5 (as Disorder At The Border) | Bop 109; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
| BOP20 | Bopera Part 6 (as Disorder At The Border) | - |
| BOP21 | Bopera Part 7 (as Disorder At The Border) | Bop 110; Savoy MG 12012, SJL 2222 |
* Savoy MG 12012 Various Artists - Jazz Concert West Coast Volume 1 1955
* Savoy SJL 2222 Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray - The Hunt 1977
* Savoy MG 9027 Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 2 1953
* 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 Part 1 / Sonny Criss - The Hunt Part 2
* Bop 105 Barney Kessel - The Hunt Part 3 / Trummy Young - The Hunt Part 4
* Bop 101 Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - The Hunt Part 5 / The Hunt Part 6
* Bop 102 Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - The Hunt Part 7 / The Hunt Part 8
* Bop 107 Trummy Young - Bopera Part 1 / Wardell Gray - Bopera Part 2
* Bop 108 Howard McGhee - Bopera Part 3 / Sonny Criss - Bopera Part 4
* Bop 109 Dexter Gordon - Bopera Part 5 / Barney Kessel - Bopera Part 6
* Bop 110 Hampton Hawes - Bopera Part 7 / Wild Bill Moore - Unfinished Bopera
Al Killian And His Orchestra
Al Killian, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Harry Babison, bass; Ken Kennedy, drums.
Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP30 | Backbreaker Part 1 | Savoy MG 9031, SJL 2215 |
| BOP31 | Backbreaker Part 2 | - |
| BOP32 | Backbreaker Part 3 | - |
| BOP33 | Backbreaker Part 4 | - |
| BOP34 | Backbreaker Part 5 | - |
| BOP35 | Backbreaker Part 6 | - |
* Savoy SJL 2215 Various Artists - Black California: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Savoy MG 9031 Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 3 1954
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP36 | Bopland Part 1 (as Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 962, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP37 | Bopland Part 2 (as Byas-A-Drink) | - |
| BOP38 | Bopland Part 3 (as Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 963, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP39 | Bopland Part 4 (as Byas-A-Drink) | - |
| BOP40 | Bopland Part 5 (as Byas-A-Drink) | Savoy 964, MG 9020, SJL 2222 |
| BOP41 | Bopland Part 6 (as Byas-A-Drink) | - |
same session.
| BOP42 | Jeronimo Part 1 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | Bop 111; Regent RMG-6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP43 | Jeronimo Part 2 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | - |
| BOP44 | Jeronimo Part 3 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | Bop 112; Regent RMG-6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP45 | Jeronimo Part 4 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | - |
| BOP46 | Jeronimo Part 5 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | Bop 113; Regent RMG-6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP47 | Jeronimo Part 6 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | - |
| BOP48 | Jeronimo Part 7 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | Bop 114; Regent RMG-6049; Savoy SJL 2222 |
| BOP49 | Jeronimo Part 8 (as Cherry-Koke) (as Cherokee) | - |
* Savoy SJL 2222 Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray - The Hunt 1977
* Regent RMG-6049 Various Artists - West Coast Jazz Concert 1957
= Savoy SAVOY 12196 - 1969
* Savoy MG 9020 Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session Vol. 1 1952
* Savoy 962 The Bopland Boys - Bopland Parts 1 & 2
* Savoy 963 The Bopland Boys - Bopland Parts 3 & 4
* Savoy 964 The Bopland Boys - Bopland Parts 5 & 6
* Bop 111 Trummy Young - Jeronimo Part 1 / Barney Kessel - Jeronimo Part 2
* Bop 112 Barney Kessel, Sonny Criss - Jeronimo Part 3 / Sonny Criss - Jeronimo Part 4
* Bop 113 Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo Part 5 / Jeronimo Part 6
* Bop 114 Dexter Gordon - Jeronimo Part 7 / Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray - Jeronimo Part 8
Al Killian And His Orchestra
Al Killian, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Harry Babison, bass; Ken Kennedy, drums.
Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP50 | Blow-Blow-Blow Part 1 | Regent RMG-6049; Savoy SJL 2242 |
| BOP51 | Blow-Blow-Blow Part 2 | - |
| BOP52 | Blow-Blow-Blow Part 3 | - |
| BOP53 | Blow-Blow-Blow Part 4 | - |
* Regent RMG-6049 Various Artists - West Coast Jazz Concert 1957
= Savoy SAVOY 12196 - 1969
* Savoy SJL 2242 Various Artists - Black California Vol. 2-Anthology 1980
The Bopland Boys
Howard McGhee, trumpet; Trummy Young, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Red Callender, bass; Roy Porter, drums.
Elks Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, July 6, 1947
| BOP54 | Bop After Hours Part 1 (as After Hours Bop) | Bop 115; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP55 | Bop After Hours Part 2 (as After Hours Bop) | - |
| BOP56 | Bop After Hours Part 3 (as After Hours Bop) | Bop 116; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP57 | Bop After Hours Part 4 (as After Hours Bop) | - |
| BOP58 | Bop After Hours Part 5 (as After Hours Bop) | Bop 117; Savoy SJL 2211 |
| BOP59 | Bop After Hours Part 6 (as After Hours Bop) | - |
* Savoy SJL 2211 Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions 1976
* Bop 115 Trummy Young - Bop After Hours Part 1 / Barney Kessel - Bop After Hours Part 2
* Bop 116 Dexter Gordon - Bop After Hours Part 3 / Howard McGhee - Bop After Hours Part 4
* Bop 117 Hampton Hawes - Bop After Hours Part 5 / Sonny Criss - Bop After Hours Part 6
Sonny Criss Sextet
Al Killian, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Charles Fox, piano; Shifty Henry, bass; Tim Kennedy, drums.
Portland, OR, October 17, 1947
| Blue Lou | Jazz Showcase JS 5005; Xanadu 200 | |
| The Creep | Xanadu 200 | |
| Out Of Nowhere | - | |
| Semi-Quiet | Jazz Showcase JS 5005; Xanadu 200 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie | Xanadu 200 |
* Jazz Showcase JS 5005 Sonny Criss, Howard McGhee, Dodo Marmarosa - California Boppin'
* Xanadu 200 The Sonny Criss Memorial Album 1984
1949
Flip Phillips And His Orchestra
John D'Agostino, Buddy Morrow, Tommy Turk, Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Mickey Crane, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
NYC or Los Angeles, CA, February 11 or September 26, 1949
| 2538 | 288-4 | Swingin' For Julie And Brownie (aka 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; Clef MGC-693 |
| 2541 | 291 | Untitled Original | Clef unissued |
| Swingin' For Julie And Brownie (alternate take) | Verve 314 521 661-2 | |
| Flip's Idea | - |
* Clef MGC-693 Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green - Flip 1956
= Verve MGV-8077 - 1957
* Verve 314 521 661-2 Various Artists - The Jazz Scene
* Mercury MGC-109 Flip Phillips Collates 1951
= Clef MGC-109 - 1952
* Mercury 8907, 8907x45; Clef 8907, 8907x45 Flip Phillips - Put That Back / Drowsy
* Mercury 8929, 8929x45; Clef 8929, 8929x45 Flip Phillips - Swingin' For Julie And Brownie / By The Lazy River
Jazz At The Philharmonic
Fats Navarro, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, February 11 or November 2, 1949
| 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 sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Ray Brown, bass; unknown, drums.
| Perdido | Clef unissued | |
| How High The Moon | - |
* Pablo PACD-5311-2 J.A.T.P. At Carnegie Hall 1949 2002
Sonny Criss And His Orchestra
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Iggy Shevack, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, September 22, 1949
| 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 Tommy Turk And His Orchestra, Sonny Criss And His Orchestra, The Six - An Evening Of Jazz 1956
= Verve MGV-8155 - 1957
* Mercury MGC-122; Clef MGC-122 Sonny Criss-Tommy Turk Collates 1953
* Mercury 8910, 8910x45; Clef 8910, 8910x45 Sonny Criss - Colidad / The First One
* Mercury 8915, 8915x45; Clef 8915, 8915x45 Sonny Criss - Tornade / Blues For The Boppers
1950
Sonny Criss Septet
Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Jimmy Bunn, piano; Billy Hadnott, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums; Damita Jo, vocal.
Hula Hut Club, Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1950
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Xanadu 200 |
* Xanadu 200 The Sonny Criss Memorial Album 1984
Wardell Gray All Stars
Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, tenor sax; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax #1,2; Jimmy Bunn, piano; Billy Hadnot, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums.
Hula Hut Club, Los Angeles, CA, August 27, 1950
| 1. (1231) | Jazz On Sunset Parts 1 & 2 (as Move) | Prestige 778, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-051-2 |
| 2. (1232) | Jazz On Sunset Parts 3 & 4 (as Move) | Prestige 779, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-051-2 |
| 3. (1233) | Kiddo Parts 1 & 2 (as Scrapple From The Apple) | Prestige 759, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-051-2 |
| 4. (1234) | Kiddo Parts 3 & 4 (as Scrapple From The Apple) | Prestige 760, PRLP 128, PRLP 7009, P-24062; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-051-2 |
* Prestige PRLP 7009 Wardell Gray Memorial Volume Two 1955
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-051 - 1983
= Prestige PR 7343, PRST 7343 Wardell Gray Memorial Album 1964
* Prestige P-24062 Wardell Gray - Central Avenue 1976
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-051-2 Wardell Gray Memorial Volume Two 1992
* Prestige PRLP 128 Jazz Concert With Wardell Gray All Stars 1952
* Prestige 778 Wardell Gray - Jazz On Sunset Parts 1 & 2 1952
* Prestige 779 Wardell Gray - Jazz On Sunset Parts 3 & 4 1952
* Prestige 759 Wardell Gray - Kiddo Parts 1 & 2 1951
* Prestige 760 Wardell Gray - Kiddo Parts 3 & 4 1951
1951
Sonny Criss Septet At JATP
Joe Newman, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Bobby Tucker, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 1951
| Intermission Riff | Pablo 2310-929 | |
| How High The Moon | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| High Jump | - |
* Pablo 2310-929 Sonny Criss - Intermission Riff 1988
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-961-2 - 1998
1952
The Harry Babasin Octet
Chet Baker, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Wardell Gray, Dave Pell, tenor sax; Jerry Mandell, piano; Harry Babasin, cello, leader; Bob Whitlock, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Trade Winds, Inglewood, CA, March 24, 1952
| Out Of Nowhere | Jam Session No. 103 |
* Jam Session No. 103 Various Artists - The West Coast Jam Sessions
Billy Hadnott Sextet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Ruddy Pits, vibes; Ernie Freeman, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; Billy Hadnott, bass; Budy Reed, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, April 26, 1952
| 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
The Harry Babasin All Stars
Chet Baker, trumpet; Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano #1,2,4; Russ Freeman, piano #3; Harry Babasin, bass, leader; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Trade Winds, Inglewood, CA, June 16, 1952
| 1. | The Squirrel | Jazz Chronicles JCS-102 |
| 2. | Irresistible You (as They Didn't Believe Me) | - |
| 3. | Indiana / Donna Lee (as Indiana) | - |
| 4. | Liza | - |
* Jazz Chronicles JCS-102 Harry Babasin, Sonny Criss, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Al Haig, Laurance Marable - Inglewood Jam 6-16-52 1978
= Jazz Showcase JS 5007 Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Sonny Criss - On The Coast
= Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-407 Charlie Parker, Chet Baker - Bird And Chet: Inglewood Jam: Live At The Trade Winds 16 June 1952 1989
= Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-CD 359 - 2004
Al Haig Inglewood Jam
Chet Baker, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Dave Bryant, bass; Larry Bunker, drums; with Sonny Criss, alto sax; Jack Montrose, tenor sax #1,2; added Ted Ottison, trumpet #3.
Trade Winds, Inglewood, CA, August 4, 1952
| 1. | There'll Never Be Another You | Xanadu 206 |
| 2. | How High The Moon | - |
| 3. | Sweet Georgia Brown | - |
* Xanadu 206 Al Haig - Live In Hollywood 1985
Sonny Criss Inglewood Jam
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Gil Barrios, piano; Dave Bryant, bass; Billy Snyder, drums.
Trade Winds, Inglewood, CA, September 4, 1952
| Strike Up The Band | Xanadu 200 |
* Xanadu 200 The Sonny Criss Memorial Album 1984
1955
Buddy Rich Quintet
Harry Edison, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; John Simmons, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1955
| 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 Swinging Buddy Rich 1955
= Verve MGV-8142 - 1957
* Verve V6-8778 Buddy Rich - Super Rich 1969
* Norgran MGN-1078 The Wailing Buddy Rich 1956
= Verve MGV-8168 - 1957
1956
Sonny Criss Quintet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Barney Kessel, guitar; Bill Woodson, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 1956
| 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. 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
* Imperial 5694 Sonny Criss - Willow Weep For Me / West Coast Blues
Sonny Criss Quintet
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1956
| 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. 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
* Imperial 5694 Sonny Criss - Willow Weep For Me / West Coast Blues
Sonny Criss Quintet
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 1956
| 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. 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Master Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, 1956
| 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! 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
Sonny Criss Quartet
same personnel.
Master Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July 31, 1956
| 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! 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
Sonny Criss Quintet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Larry Bunker, vibes; Sonny Clark, piano; Buddy Clark, bass; Lawrence Marable, drums.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, August 26, 1956
| 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 1956
* Imperial LP-9205, LP-12205 Sonny Criss - Criss Cross 1963
Sonny Criss Quintet
same personnel.
Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 3, 1956
| 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 1956
1957 (age 30)
The Sonny Criss Quartet / Terry Morel
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Buddy Woodson, bass; Chuck Thompson, drums; Johnny Mercer, host.
KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #73. 1957-#47, November 25, 1957
| Easy Livin' | Calliope CAL 3024; Vantage (J) NLP-5005 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - |
same session.
| Wailing For Joe | - | |
| Blues | Vantage (J) NLP-5005 |
* Calliope CAL 3024 Sonny Criss, Calvin Jackson - Sessions, Live 1976
* Vantage (J) NLP-5005 Art Pepper, Sonny Criss, Bud Shank - The Altoman 1991
Roy Porter Quintet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Roy Porter, organ; Buddy Woodson, bass; Al Bartee, drums; Richard Washington, bongos.
Los Angeles, CA, 1957
| 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 sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Phil Leshin, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Birdland, NYC, November 7, 1958
| 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 sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Phil Leshin, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
Birdland, NYC, November 8, 1958
| 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 sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Walter Perkins, drums.
Chicago, IL, March, 1959
| 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 Sonny Criss/Kenny Dorham - The Dedication Series Vol. I: The Bopmasters 1978
1962
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Henri Renaud, piano; Michel Gaudry, bass; Philippe Combelle, drums.
Paris, France, October 10, 1962
| 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 sax; Georges Arvanitas, piano, organ; Rene Thomas, guitar; Pierre Michelot, bass; Philippe Combelle, drums.
Paris, France, April 22, 1963
| 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
same personnel.
Paris, France, April 23, 1963
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Brunswick (F) 87 519; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2 | |
| Early And Later Part 1 | Polydor (F) 27 049; Brunswick (F) 87 519; Polydor (F) 2445 034; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR Box 2 | |
| Early And Later Part 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 sax; Georges Arvanitas, piano, organ; Pierre Michelot, bass; Philippe Combelle, drums.
Paris, France, April 25, 1963
| 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
Lou Rawls With Onzy Matthews Orchestra
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Onzy Matthews, piano, arranger, conductor; Lou Rawls, vocal; Onzy Matthews Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, July-August, 1963
| Tobacco Road | Capitol T/ST-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/ST-2042 Lou Rawls - Tobacco Road 1964
1964
Onzy Matthews Orchestra
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Onzy Matthews, piano, arranger, conductor; Onzy Matthews Orchestra.
Los Angeles, CA, circa 1964
| Mexicali Brass | Capitol T/ST-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/ST-2479 Onzy Matthews - Sounds For The '60's! 1966
1965
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax #1-4, soprano sax #5; Hampton Hawes, piano; Clarence Johnson, bass; Frank Butler, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, June 15, 1965
| 1. | Saturday Morning | Xanadu 200 |
| 2. | When Sunny Gets Blue | - |
| 3. | The Masquerade Is Over | - |
| 4. | What's New | - |
| 5. | Ursula | - |
* Xanadu 200 The Sonny Criss Memorial Album 1984
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 sax; Louis Dean Ciotti, Ira Schulman, tenor sax; Jay Migliori, baritone sax; Rodgers Grant, piano; Francois Vaz, guitar; Victor Venegas, bass; Charles G. Harris, drums; Esther Phillips, vocal; Onzy Matthews, arranger, director.
Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 5-7, 1966
| 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 1975
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Walter Davis, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 21, 1966
| Black Coffee | Prestige PR 7511 | |
| Days Of Wine And Roses | - | |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | - | |
| Greasy | Prestige 45-435, PR 7511 | |
| Sunrise, Sunset | - | |
| Steve's Blues | Prestige PR 7511 | |
| Skylark | - | |
| Love For Sale | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-430-2 |
* Prestige PR 7511, PRST 7511 Sonny Criss - This Is Criss! 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-430, OJCCD-430-2 - 1990
* Prestige 45-435 Sonny Criss - Greasy / Sunrise, Sunset 1967
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 sax; Louis Dean Ciotti, Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Jay Migliori, baritone sax; Rodgers Grant, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Victor Venegas, bass; Charles G. Harris, drums; Esther Phillips, vocal; Onzy Matthews, arranger, director.
United Recording, Los Angeles, CA, October 24, 1966
| 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 1975
1967 (age 40)
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Walter Davis, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 23, 1967
| A Million Or More Times | Prestige PRST 7526 | |
| Wee | - | |
| God Bless The Child | - | |
| On A Clear Day | Prestige PRST 7526, PRST 7742 | |
| Blues In The Closet | Prestige PRST 7526 | |
| Smile | - | |
| All The Things You Are | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1022-2 |
* Prestige PRST 7526 Portrait Of Sonny Criss 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-655, OJCCD-655-2 - 1991
* Prestige PRST 7742 The Best Of Sonny Criss - Hits Of The '60's 1970
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1022-2 Sonny Criss - Rockin' In Rhythm 1999
Sonny Criss Quintet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
NYC, August 18, 1967
| Up, Up And Away | Prestige PRST 7530, PRST 7742 | |
| Willow Weep For Me | Prestige PRST 7530 | |
| This Is For Benny | - | |
| Sunny | Prestige PRST 7530, PRST 7742 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | Prestige PRST 7530 | |
| Paris Blues | - |
* Prestige PRST 7530 Sonny Criss - Up, Up And Away 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-982-2 - 1998
* Prestige PRST 7742 The Best Of Sonny Criss - Hits Of The '60's 1970
1968
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, January 12, 1968
| The Beat Goes On | Prestige PRST 7558, PRST 7742 | |
| Georgia Rose | Prestige PRST 7558 | |
| Somewhere My Love | - | |
| Calidad | - | |
| Yesterdays | - | |
| Ode To Billy Joe | Prestige PRST 7558, PRST 7742 |
* Prestige PRST 7558 Sonny Criss - The Beat Goes On! 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1051-2 - 2000
* Prestige PRST 7742 The Best Of Sonny Criss - Hits Of The '60's 1970
The Sonny Criss Orchestra
Conte Candoli, trumpet; Dick Nash, trombone; Ray Draper, tuba; David Sherr, alto sax; Sonny Criss, alto, soprano sax; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax; Pete Christlieb, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Everett Brown Jr., drums; Horace Tapscott, arranger, conductor.
Los Angeles, CA, May 8, 1968
| Sonny's Dream | Prestige PRST 7576 | |
| Ballad For Samuel | - | |
| The Black Apostles | - | |
| The Golden Pearl | - | |
| Daughter Of Cochise | - | |
| Sandy And Niles | - | |
| The Golden Pearl (alternate) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-707-2 | |
| Sonny's Dream (alternate) | - |
* Prestige PRST 7576 The Sonny Criss Orchestra - Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool) 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-707-2 - 1992
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Eddie Green, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, July 2, 1968
| Eleanor Rigby | Prestige 45-703, PRST 7610, PRST 7742 | |
| When The Sun Comes Out | Prestige PRST 7610 | |
| Sonnymoon For Two | - | |
| Rockin' In Rhythm | Prestige 45-703, PRST 7610 | |
| Misty Roses | Prestige PRST 7610 | |
| The Masquerade Is Over | - |
* Prestige PRST 7610 Sonny Criss - Rockin' In Rhythm 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1022-2 - 1999
* Prestige PRST 7742 The Best Of Sonny Criss - Hits Of The '60's 1970
* Prestige 45-703 Sonny Criss - Eleanor Rigby / Rockin' In Rhythm 1969
1969
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Monty Budwig, bass; Shelly Manne, drums.
RCA Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 20, 1969
| Don't Rain On My Parade | Prestige PRST 7628 | |
| Blue Sunset | - | |
| I Thought About You | - | |
| California Screamin' | - | |
| Cry Me A River | - | |
| I'll Catch The Sun | - |
* Prestige PRST 7628 Sonny Criss - I'll Catch The Sun! 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-811-2 - 1994
1970
The Hampton Hawes All-Stars
Harry Edison, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax #5; Hampton Hawes, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Bobby Thompson, drums; Big Joe Turner, vocal #3,4.
Memory Lane, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1970
| 1. | Memory Lane Blues | JAS JAS-4005 |
| 2. | Blues For J.L. | - |
| 3. | Feelin' Happy | - |
| 4. | Shake, Rattle And Roll | - |
| 5. | Teddy's Blues | - |
* JAS JAS-4005 The Hampton Hawes All-Stars - Memory Lane Live - From The T.V. Series "Jazz On Stage" 1977
1971
Pasadena Jazz Party
Harry Edison, trumpet #1,2; Clark Terry, trumpet, vocal #3,4; Carl Fontana, trombone #1; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax #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, vocal #2.
University Club, Pasadena, CA, November 20, 1971
| 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
Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Georges Arvanitas, piano; Jacki Samson, bass; Charles Saudrais, drums.
Bologna, Italy, January 28, 1974
| Tin Tin Deo | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-401 | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Sonny's Blues | - | |
| Summertime | - | |
| Willow Weep For Me | - | |
| Sunny | - | |
| Hootie Blues | Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-CD 67 | |
| Untitled Blues | - |
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-401 Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio Live In Italy
* Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR-CD 67 Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio Live In Italy
1975
Sonny Criss Quintet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Ray Crawford, guitar; Larry Gales, bass; Jimmy Smith, drums.
Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1975
| The Isle Of Celia | Muse MR 5068 | |
| Blues In My Heart | - | |
| This Is For Benny | - | |
| All Night Long | - | |
| Crisscraft | - | |
| Blues In My Heart (alternate take) | Muse MCD 6015 |
* Muse MR 5068 Sonny Criss - Crisscraft 1975
= Muse MCD 6015 - 1991
= 32 Jazz 32049 - 1997
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Barry Harris, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, March 1, 1975
| 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 1975
Sonny Criss Quartet
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Dolo Coker, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Jimmie Smith, drums.
Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1975
| 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 (alternate take) | Muse MCD 6015 |
* Muse MR 5089 Sonny Criss - Out Of Nowhere 1976
= Muse MCD 5089 - 1996?
= 32 Jazz 32028 - 1997
* Muse MCD 6015 Sonny Criss - Crisscraft 1991
Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Clarence McDonald, keyboards #1,5,6; Sonny Burke, keyboards #2-4,7; Lee Ritenour, guitar #1,5,6; Dennis Budimir, guitar #2-4,7; Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin, guitar #3,5-7; Scott Edwards, bass #1,5,6; Chuck Domanico, bass #2-4,7; James Gadson, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, percussion; + String section: Charles Veal, concertmaster; Marcia Van Dyke, Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, William Henderson, Karen Jones, Carl LaMagna, Kenneth Yerke, violin; David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, Paul Polivnick, viola; Ronald Cooper, Dennis Karmazyn, David Speltz, cello; Richard Feves, Susan Ranney, acoustic bass; Dorothy Ashby, harp; + Horn section: Bud Brisbois, Charles Findley, Paul Hubinon, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Bohanon, trombone; Lew McCreary, bass trombone; Vincent DeRosa, French horn; Buddy Collette, tenor sax, flute; Bill Green, bass sax, flute.
ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1975-1976
| 1. | Cool Struttin' | Impulse! ASD-9312 |
| 2. | The Way We Were | - |
| 3. | That's The Way Of The World | - |
| 4. | Bumpin' | Impulse! IMP-31004, ASD-9312 |
| 5. | Sweet Summer Breeze | Impulse! IMP-31007, ASD-9312 |
| 6. | Memories | Impulse! IMP-31004, ASD-9312 |
| 7. | Blues For Willie | Impulse! IMP-31007, ASD-9312 |
* Impulse! ASD-9312 Sonny Criss - Warm & Sonny 1976
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-80 - 1995
* Impulse! IMP-31004 Sonny Criss - Bumpin' / Memories 1976
* Impulse! IMP-31007 Sonny Criss - Sweet Summer Breeze / Blues For Willie
1976
Sonny Criss
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Patrice Rushen, electric piano; Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour, guitar; Chuck Domanico, bass; James Gadson, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Esmond Edwards, percussion; + String section: Charles Veal Jr., concertmaster; Arnold Belnick, Marcia Van Dyke, Harris Goldman, Haim Shtrum, Dorothy Wade, Kenneth Yerke, violin; Dennyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, viola; Ronald Cooper, Raymond J. Kelley, cello.
ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA;
The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 1976
| You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling | Impulse! AS-9326 |
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Bill King, electric piano; Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Esmond Edwards, percussion; + Horn section: Oscar Brashear, trumpet; George R. Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Raymond M. Jackson, trombone; George Bryan Thatcher, bass trombone; Barbara E. Korn, Alan Robinson, Robert L. Watt, French horn; Ernest J. Watts, tenor sax.
| Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing | - |
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Bill King, piano; Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; + String section: Charles Veal Jr., concertmaster; Arnold Belnick, Marcia Van Dyke, Harris Goldman, Haim Shtrum, Dorothy Wade, Kenneth Yerke, violin; Dennyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, viola; Ronald Cooper, Raymond J. Kelley, cello.
| You Are So Beautiful | - |
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Bill King, electric piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Esmond Edwards, percussion; + Horn section: Oscar Brashear, trumpet; George R. Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Raymond M. Jackson, trombone; George Bryan Thatcher, bass trombone; Barbara E. Korn, Alan Robinson, Robert L. Watt, French horn; Ernest J. Watts, tenor sax.
| Turn Me Loose | - |
Richard "Blue" Mitchell, trumpet; Sonny Criss, alto sax; Patrice Rushen, electric piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Chuck Domanico, acoustic bass; James Gadson, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, conga drums; + String section: Charles Veal Jr., concertmaster; Arnold Belnick, Marcia Van Dyke, Harris Goldman, Haim Shtrum, Dorothy Wade, Kenneth Yerke, violin; Dennyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, viola; Ronald Cooper, Raymond J. Kelley, cello.
| Stolen Moments | - |
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Sonny Burke, piano; McKinley T. Jackson, Clavinet; Mitch Holder, guitar; Henry E. Davis, bass; James Gadson, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, conga drums; Esmond Edwards, percussion; Viola Jackson, vocal; + Horn section: Oscar Brashear, trumpet; George R. Bohanon, Garnett Brown, Raymond M. Jackson, trombone; George Bryan Thatcher, bass trombone; Barbara E. Korn, Alan Robinson, Robert L. Watt, French horn; Ernest J. Watts, tenor sax.
| Have A Talk With God | - |
Sonny Criss, alto sax; Bill King, piano; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Esmond Edwards, percussion; + String section: Charles Veal Jr., concertmaster; Arnold Belnick, Marcia Van Dyke, Harris Goldman, Haim Shtrum, Dorothy Wade, Kenneth Yerke, violin; Dennyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, viola; Ronald Cooper, Raymond J. Kelley, cello.
| Midnight Mellow | - |
* Impulse! AS-9326 Sonny Criss - The Joy Of Sax 1977
= Impulse! (J) MVCZ-81 - 1995