Sonny Criss Discography - session index

1946 (age 19)

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

1947 (age 20)

• Howard McGhee 6   Hi-De-Ho Club, LA, c. Mar., 1947
• Billy Eckstine 8   LA, Apr. 21, 1947
• Billy Eckstine 9   LA, Apr. 27, 1947
• Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts   LA, c. Apr. 27, 1947
• Gene Norman's Just Jazz Concerts   Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA, Apr. 29, 1947
• The Bopland Boys   Elks Auditorium, LA, July 6, 1947
• Al Killian Orch.   same location, date
• The Bopland Boys   same location, date
• Al Killian Orch.   same location, date
• The Bopland Boys   same location, date
• Sonny Criss 6   Portland, OR, Oct. 17, 1947

1949

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

1950

• Sonny Criss 7   Hula Hut Club, LA, Aug. 27, 1950
• Wardell Gray All Stars   same location, date

1951

• Sonny Criss 7 At JATP   Shrine Auditorium, LA, Oct. 12, 1951

1952

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

1955

• Buddy Rich 5   LA, Aug. 26, 1955

1956

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

1957 (age 30)

• The Sonny Criss 4 / Terry Morel   KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #73. 1957-#47, Nov. 25, 1957
• Roy Porter 5   LA, 1957

1958

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

1959

• Sonny Criss 5   Chicago, Mar., 1959

1962

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

1963

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

1964

• Onzy Matthews Orch.   LA, c. 1964

1965

• Sonny Criss 4   LA, June 15, 1965

1966

• Esther Phillips with Onzy Matthews' Orch.   Western Recorders, LA, Oct. 5-7, 1966
• Sonny Criss 4   VGS, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Oct. 21, 1966
• Esther Phillips with Onzy Matthews' Orch.   United Recording, LA, Oct. 24, 1966

1967 (age 40)

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

1968

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

1969

• Sonny Criss 4   RCA Studios, LA, Jan. 20, 1969

1970

• The Hampton Hawes All-Stars   Memory Lane, LA, Jan., 1970

1971

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

1974

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

1975

• Sonny Criss 5   Wally Heider Recording Studio, LA, Feb. 24, 1975
• Sonny Criss 4   LA, Mar. 1, 1975
• Sonny Criss 4   Wally Heider Recording Studio, LA, Oct. 20, 1975
• Sonny Criss   ABC Recording Studios, LA, 1975-1976

1976

• Sonny Criss   ABC Recording Studios, LA; The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 1976

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