This is Criss! (album)

This is Criss! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Stephen Cook stating, "Sonny Criss qualifies as one of the most overlooked giants of West Coast jazz. His sound -- like most alto players of the bebop and hard bop days -- was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, but Criss still managed to forge an original style featuring a very original melodic bent with loads of bluesy underpinnings. The goods can be optimally previewed on this great Prestige date from 1966".

Track listing

 * 1) "Black Coffee" (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) - 7:52
 * 2) "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 3:20
 * 3) "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal) - 5:41
 * 4) "Greasy" (Walter Davis, Jr.) - 2:28
 * 5) "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 2:52
 * 6) "Steve's Blues" (Sonny Criss) - 6:23
 * 7) "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mercer) - 5:10
 * 8) "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 6:25

Personnel

 * Sonny Criss - alto saxophone
 * Walter Davis Jr. - piano
 * Paul Chambers - bass
 * Alan Dawson - drums