Crisscraft

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1975 studio album by Sonny Criss

Crisscraft

Studio album by

Sonny Criss

Released| 1975
Recorded| February 24, 1975, Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre| Jazz
Length| 32:45
Label| Muse
MR 5068
Producer| Bob Porter
Sonny Criss chronology
| I'll Catch the Sun!
(1969)  | Crisscraft
(1975)  | Saturday Morning
(1975)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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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Sonny Criss

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* This Is Criss! (1966)
* Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967)
* Up, Up and Away (1967)
* The Beat Goes On! (1968)
* Rockin' in Rhythm (1968)
* Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (1968)
* I'll Catch the Sun! (1969)
* Crisscraft (1975)
* Out of Nowhere (1975)
* Saturday Morning (1975)

With others|

* The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947)
* The Swinging Buddy Rich (1955)
* The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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