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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZCRISS, Sonny(b William Criss, 23 Oct. '27, Memphis TN; d 19 Nov. '77 L.A.) Alto, soprano sax, leader. Played in L.A.; in Europe '625; much work on community music projects '70-4, especially work with young people; visits to Europe '73, '74. Own records '47-56 on Savoy, Clef, Imperial with Wardell Gray, Sonny Clark etc; half of Impulse 2-disc set The Bop Masters '59; on Polydor in Paris '62-3; seven LPs on Prestige '66-9; small groups Saturday Morning on Xanadu, Criss Craft and Out Of Nowhere on Muse; big band with strings Warm And Sonny on Impulse, all '75. |