Sonny Criss Discography

1946 (The age of 19)

Howard McGhee And His Orchestra

Howard McGhee, Gerald Wilson (tp) Vic Dickenson (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Teddy Edwards (ts) James King (ts, vo) Jimmy Bunn (p) Charles Mingus (b) Roy Porter (d)

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

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

Ernie Lewis All Stars

Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) unknown (p) Ernie Lewis (g) Vernon Alley (b) Roy Porter (d)

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

* Ernie Lewis All Stars (Pacific 610)

1947 (The age of 20)

Howard McGhee Sextet

Howard McGhee (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Teddy Edwards (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Addison Farmer (b) Roy Porter (d)

	Ornithology	Jazz Showcase LP 5005
	The Man I Love	-

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

Billy Eckstine Nonet

Ray Linn (tp) Gerald Vlentine (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Warren Bracken (p) unknown (g) Shifty Henry (b) Tim Kennedy (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb)

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

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

Billy Eckstine Nonet

Ray Linn (tp) Gerald Vlentine (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Warren Bracken (p) unknown (g) Shifty Henry (b) Tim Kennedy (d) Billy Eckstine (vo, vtb): 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	-

* Billy Eckstine Sings (Savoy SJL 1127)

Wardell Gray Sextet

Howard McGhee (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Red Callender (b) Jackie Mills (d)

	Bebop	Spotlite (E) SPJ 134; Swing House (E) SWH 10
	Groovin' High	Spotlite (E) SPJ 134
	Hot House	-
	Cherry Coke	BYG (F) 529.608

* Wardell Gray - Stan Hasselgard (Spotlite (E) SPJ 134)
* Dodo Marmarosa - A Live Dodo (Swing House (E) SWH 10)
* Various Artists - History Of Jazz, Vol. 8 (BYG (F) 529.608)

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) possibly Leroy Gray (b) Ken Kennedy (d)

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)	-

* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert - West Coast (Savoy MG 12012)
* Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt (Savoy SJL 2222)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Concert, Vol. 2 (Savoy MG 9027)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 1 (Savoy XP 8100)
* Various Artists - Hollywood Jazz Session, Vol. 2 (Savoy XP 8115)
* Howard McGhee - The Hunt, Pt. 1 c/w Sonny Criss - The Hunt, Pt. 2 (Bop 104)
* Barney Kessel - The Hunt, Pt. 3 c/w Trummy Young - The Hunt, Pt. 4 (Bop 105)
* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 5 c/w The Hunt, Pt. 6 (Bop 101)
* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - The Hunt, Pt. 7 c/w The Hunt, Pt. 8 (Bop 102)

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

* Dexter Gordon/Wardell Gray - Jazz Concert - West Coast (Savoy MG 12012)
* Wardell Gray/Dexter Gordon - The Hunt (Savoy SJL 2222)
* Trummy Young - Bopera, Pt. 1 c/w Wardell Gray - Bopera, Pt. 2 (Bop 107)
* Howard McGhee - Bopera, Pt. 3 c/w Sonny Criss - Bopera, Pt. 4 (Bop 108)
* Dexter Gordon - Bopera, Pt. 5 c/w Barney Kessel - Bopera, Pt. 6 (Bop 109)
* Hampton Hawes - Bopera, Pt. 7 c/w Wild Bill Moore - Unfinished Bopera (Bop 110)

Al Killian And His Orchestra

Al Killian (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Barney Kessel (g) Harry Babasin (b) Ken Kennedy (d)

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	-

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

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)

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)	-

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

Al Killian And His Orchestra

Al Killian (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Russ Freeman (p) Barney Kessel (g) Harry Babasin (b) Ken Kennedy (d)

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	-

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

The Bopland Boys

Howard McGhee (tp) Trummy Young (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Dexter Gordon (ts) Hampton Hawes (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Roy Porter (d)

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)	-

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

Wardell Gray Sextet

Al Killian (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Charles Fox (p) Shifty Henry (b) Tim Kennedy (d)

	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

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

1949

Flip Phillips And His Orchestra

John D'Agostino, Buddy Morrow, Tommy Turk, Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Mickey Crane (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)

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	-

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

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Fats Navarro (tp) Tommy Turk (tb) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Flip Phillips (ts) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)

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

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

unknown (d) replaces Parker, Manne

	Perdido	Clef unissued
	How High The Moon	-

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Hampton Hawes (p) Iggy Shevack (b) Chuck Thompson (d)

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

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

1950

Wardell Gray - Dexter Gordon Septet

Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray (ts) Dexter Gordon (ts -1,2,5) Jimmy Bunn (p) Billy Hadnott (b) Chuck Thompson (d) Damita Jo (vo -5)

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

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

1951

Jazz At The Philharmonic

Joe Newman (tp) Bennie Green (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Bobby Tucker (p) Tommy Potter (b) Kenny Clarke (d)

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

* Sonny Criss - Intermission Riff (Pablo 2310-929; Fantasy OJCCD 961-2)

1952 (The age of 25)

Chet Baker All Stars

Chet Baker (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Wardell Gray, Dave Pell (ts) Jerry Mandell (p) Harry Babasin (cello) Bob Whitlock (b) Lawrence Marable (d)

Out Of Nowhere

Jam Session No. 103

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

Billy Hadnott Sextet

Sonny Criss (as) Ruddy Pits (vib) Ernie Freeman (p) Oscar Moore (g) Billy Hadnott (b) Budy Reed (d)

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

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

Harry Babasin All Stars

Chet Baker (tp) Sonny Criss, Charlie Parker (as) Al Haig (p -1,2,4) Russ Freeman (p -3) Harry Babasin (b) Lawrence Marable (d)

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

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

Al Haig Octet

Chet Baker (tp) Ted Ottison (tp -3) Sonny Criss (as) Jack Montrose (ts) Al Haig (p) Dave Bryant (b) Larry Bunker (d)

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

* Al Haig Live In Hollywood (Xanadu 206)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Gil Barrios (p) Dave Bryant (b) Billy Snyder (d)

Strike Up The Band

Xanadu 200

* The Sonny Criss Memorial Album (Xanadu 200)

1955

Buddy Rich Quintet

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Jimmie Rowles (p) John Simmons (b) Buddy Rich (d)

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	-

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

1956

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Kenny Drew (p) Barney Kessel (g) Bill Woodson (b) Chuck Thompson (d)

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

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Kenny Drew (p) Barney Kessel (g) Bill Woodson (b) Chuck Thompson (d): 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

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Kenny Drew (p) Barney Kessel (g) Bill Woodson (b) Chuck Thompson (d): 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

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

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Sonny Clark (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Lawrence Marable (d)

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

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

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Sonny Clark (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Lawrence Marable (d): 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	-

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Larry Bunker (vib) Sonny Clark (p) Buddy Clark (b) Lawrence Marable (d)

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

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Larry Bunker (vib) Sonny Clark (p) Buddy Clark (b) Lawrence Marable (d): 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	-

* Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter (Imperial LP 9024)

1957 (The age of 30)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Hampton Hawes (p) Buddy Woodson (b) Chuck Thompson (d)

	Easy Living	Vantage NLP 5005; Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 403
	Willow Weep For Me	-
	Wailing For Joe	-

* Art Pepper/Sonny Criss/Bud Shank - The Altoman (Vantage NLP 5005)
* Sonny Criss Quartet 1949-1957 Featuring Hampton Hawes (Fresh Sound (Sp) FSR 403)

Roy Porter Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Roy Porter (org) Buddy Woodson (b) Al Bartee (d) Richard Washington (bgo)

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

* Roy Porter Quintet (Debonair 1821, 1822)

1958

Buddy Rich Quintet

Ole Hansen (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Kenny Drew (p) Phil Leshin (b) Buddy Rich (d)

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

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

Buddy Rich Quintet

Ole Hansen (tb -1,2) Sonny Criss (as) Kenny Drew (p) Phil Leshin (b) Buddy Rich (d)

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

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

1959

Sonny Criss Quintet

Ole Hansen (tb -3,5/7) Sonny Criss (as) Wynton Kelly (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Walter Perkins (d)

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	-

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

1962 (The age of 35)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Henri Renaud (p) Michel Gaudry (b) Philippe Combelle (d)

	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	-

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

1963

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Georges Arvanitas (p, org) Rene Thomas (g) Pierre Michelot (b) Philippe Combelle (d)

	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

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Georges Arvanitas (p, org) Rene Thomas (g) Pierre Michelot (b) Philippe Combelle (d): 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

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

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Georges Arvanitas (p, org) Pierre Michelot (b) Philippe Combelle (d)

	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

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

Onzy Matthews Orchestra

Sonny Criss (as) Onzy Matthews (p, arr, cond) 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	-

* Onzy Matthews - Tobacco Road (Capitol T 2042)

1964

Onzy Matthews Orchestra

Sonny Criss (as) Onzy Matthews (p, arr, cond) 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	-

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

1965

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Hampton Hawes (p) Clarence Johnson (b) Frank Butler (d)

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

* The Sonny Criss Memorial Album (Xanadu 200)

1966

Esther Phillips With Onzy Matthews' Orchestra

Bill J. Clark, Melvin Moore, Robert H. Rolfe, James Dalton Smith (tp) Louis Blackburn, Richard Leith, Peter T. Meyers, Roland E. Meyers (tb) Gabriel Baltazar, Sonny Criss (as) Louis Dean Ciotti, Ira Schulman (ts) Jay Migliori (bars) Rodgers Grant (p) Francois Vaz (g) Victor Venegas (b) Charles G. Harris (d) Esther Phillips (vo) Onzy Matthews (arr, dir)

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

* Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues (Atlantic SD 1680)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Paul Chambers (b) Alan Dawson (d)

	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	Fantasy OJCCD 430-2
	Skylark	Prestige PR 7511
	Steve's Blues	-

* Sonny Criss - This Is Criss! (Prestige PR 7511; Fantasy OJC 430, OJCCD 430-2)
* Sonny Criss - Greasy c/w Sunrise, Sunset (Prestige 45-435)

Esther Phillips With Onzy Matthews' Orchestra

Melvin Moore, Al Porcino, Robert H. Rolfe, Ray Triscari (tp) Louis Blackburn, Richard Leith, Peter T. Meyers, Roland E. Meyers (tb) Sonny Criss, Jackie Kelso (as) Louis Dean Ciotti, Teddy Edwards (ts) Jay Migliori (bars) Rodgers Grant (p) Herb Ellis (g) Victor Venegas (b) Charles G. Harris (d) Esther Phillips (vo) Onzy Matthews (arr, dir)

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

* Esther Phillips - Confessin' The Blues (Atlantic SD 1680)

1967 (The age of 40)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Walter Davis Jr. (p) Paul Chambers (b) Alan Dawson (d)

	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	Fantasy OJCCD 1022-2

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

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Cedar Walton (p) Tal Farlow (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Lenny McBrowne (d)

	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	-

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

1968

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Cedar Walton (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Alan Dawson (d)

	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	-

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

Sonny Criss Tentet

Conte Candoli (tp) Dick Nash (tb) Ray Draper (tu) David Sherr (as) Sonny Criss (as, ss) Teddy Edwards (ts) Pete Christlieb (bars) Tommy Flanagan (p) Al McKibbon (b) Everett Brown Jr. (d) Horace Tapscott (arr, comp)

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

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

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Eddie Green (p) Bob Cranshaw (b) Alan Dawson (d)

	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	-

* Sonny Criss - Rockin' In Rhythm (Prestige PR 7610; Fantasy OJCCD 1022-2)
* The Best Of Sonny Criss: Hits Of 1960's (Prestige PR 7742)
* Sonny Criss - Eleanor Rigby c/w Rockin' In Rhythm (Prestige 45-703)

1969

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Hampton Hawes (p) Monty Budwig (b) Shelly Manne (d)

	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	-

* Sonny Criss - I'll Catch The Sun! (Prestige PR 7628; Fantasy OJCCD 811-2)

1970

Hampton Hawes Sextet

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp) Sonny Criss (as) Teddy Edwards (ts -5) Hampton Hawes (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Bobby Thomson (d) Joe Turner (vo -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	-

* Hampton Hawes - Memory Lane Live (Jass JAS 4005)

1971

Pasadena Jazz Party

Harry "Sweets" Edison (tp -1,2) Clark Terry (tp, vo -3,4) Carl Fontana (tb -1) Sonny Criss (as) Flip Phillips (ts -1) Jimmie Rowles (p -1,2) Ross Tompkins (p -3,4) Herb Ellis (g -1,2) Monty Budwig (b -1,3,4) Montgomery Phillips (b -2) John Guerin (d -1) Jake Hanna (d -2) Donald Bailey (d -3,4) Joe Williams (vo -2)

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

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

1974 (The age of 47)

Sonny Criss With Georges Arvanitas Trio

Sonny Criss (as) Georges Arvanitas (p) Jacki Samson (b) Charles Saudrais (d)

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

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

1975

Sonny Criss Quintet

Sonny Criss (as) Dolo Coker (p) Ray Crawford (g) Larry Gales (b) Jimmie Smith (d)

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

* Sonny Criss - Crisscraft (Muse MR 5068)
* Sonny Criss - Crisscraft (Muse MCD 6015)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Barry Harris (p) Leroy Vinnegar (b) Lenny McBrowne (d)

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

* Sonny Criss - Saturday Morning (Xanadu 105)

Sonny Criss Quartet

Sonny Criss (as) Dolo Coker (p) Larry Gales (b) Jimmie Smith (d)

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

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

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Bud Brisbois, Charles Findley, Paul Hubinon (tp, flh) George Bohanon (tb) Lew McCreary (btb) Vince DeRosa (frh) Sonny Criss (as) Buddy Collette (ts, fl) Bill Green (bass sax, fl) Winterton Garvey, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, William Henderson, Kares Jones, Carl LaMagna, Marcia Van Dyke, Kenneith Yerke (vln) David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Pamela Goldsmith, Paul Polivnick (vla) Ronald Cooper, Dennis Karmazyn, David Speltz (vlc) Richard Feves, Susan Ranney (contrabass) Dorothy Ashby (harp) Clarence McDonald (key -1/3) Sonny Burke (key -4/7) Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin (g) Lee Ritenour (g -1/3) Dennis Budimir (g -4/7) Scott Edwards (b -1/3) Chuck Domanico (b -4/7) James Gadson (d) Eddie "Bongo" Brown (per)

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	-

* Sonny Criss - Warm And Sonny (Impulse ASD 9312)

1977 (The age of 50)

Sonny Criss With Horns And Strings

Blue Mitchell (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Sonny Criss (as) Bill King, Ernie Watts (reeds) Sonny Burke (p) Patrice Rushen (el-p) Mitch Holder, Lee Ritenour (g) Henry Davis, Chuck Domanico, Scott Edwards (b) Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Esmond Edwards (per) Viola Jackson (vo -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	-

* Sonny Criss - The Joy Of Sax (Impulse AS 9326)