Sonny Criss
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Sonny Criss was an American jazz alto saxophonist known for his soulful, blues-inflected hard bop style and influential recordings from the 1940s through the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Criss canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
alto saxophonist
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human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | West Coast jazz scene ⓘ |
| birthName | William Criss Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Inglewood Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charlie Parker
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Howard McGhee NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Tal Farlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynton Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1977-11-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Criss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
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hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | alto saxophone ⓘ |
| movedTo | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sonny Criss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | soulful, blues-inflected alto saxophone style ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1940s–1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Go Man!
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Jazz U.S.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait of Sonny Criss NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturday Morning NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is Criss! NERFINISHED ⓘ Up, Up and Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Imperial Records
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Muse Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanadu Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
blues-inflected phrasing
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hard bop improvisation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
"I'm Old Fashioned"