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    Crisscraft

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    Crisscraft
    Studio album by
    Sonny Criss
    Released1975
    RecordedFebruary 24, 1975, Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
    GenreJazz
    Length32:45
    LabelMuse
    MR 5068
    ProducerBob Porter
    Sonny Criss chronology
    I'll Catch the Sun!
    (1969)     		Crisscraft
    (1975)     		Saturday Morning
    (1975)

    Crisscraft is a 1975 album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss, originally released on the Muse label, and later reissued on 32 Jazz.[1][2]

    Reception

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    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[3]
    The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

    AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "one of the very best Sonny Criss albums... Criss, who had not recorded as a leader in six years, was really ready for this session, making this his definitive set to get".[3]

    Track listing

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    1. "The Isle of Celia" (Horace Tapscott) – 10:28
    2. "Blues in My Heart" (Benny Carter, Irving Mills) – 5:59
    3. "This is for Benny" (Tapscott) – 4:53
    4. "All Night Long" (Curtis Lewis) – 3:59
    5. "Crisscraft" (Sonny Criss) – 7:08

    Personnel

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

    References

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    1. ^ Muse Records discography accessed April 11, 2014
    2. ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed April 15, 2014
    3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed April 15, 2014
    4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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