Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool) ( 2025 Remaster) The Sonny Criss Orchestra

• 1 Sonny's Dream (2025 Remaster) 07:31
• 2 Ballad For Samuel (2025 Remaster) 04:20
• 3 The Black Apostles (2025 Remaster) 05:50
• 4 The Golden Pearl (2025 Remaster) 05:08
• 5 Daughter Of Cochise (2025 Remaster) 07:32
• 6 Sandy And Niles (2025 Remaster) 05:24
• Total Runtime 35:45

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Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)" is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss from 1968, which was released by Prestige. In addition to the pieces written and arranged by Horace Tapscott, Criss plays with Conte Candoli, Teddy Edwards, Tommy Flanagan and many others. This reissue, described by the Penguin Guide to Jazz as part of the ‘Core Collection’, is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics series and fully analogue mastered from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.

"For Sonny Criss this was an unusual date. The altoist is backed for the set by a nonet arranged by the great Los Angeles legend Horace Tapscott. The arrangements are challenging but complementary to Criss' style, and he is in top form on the six Tapscott originals. The CD reissue includes two additional alternate takes, and is highly recommended for both Criss' playing and Tapscott's writing." (Scott Yanow, AMG)

The Sonny Criss Orchestra:
Sonny Criss, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Conte Candoli, trumpet
Dick Nash, trombone
Ray Draper, tuba
David Sherr, alto saxophone
Teddy Edwards, tenor saxophone
Pete Christlieb, baritone saxophone
Tommy Flanagan, piano
Al McKibbon, bass
Everett Brown Jr., drums
Horace Tapscott, arranger, conductor

Digitally remastered

William "Sonny" Criss (1927-1977)
was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 15. He then went on to play in various bands including Howard McGhee's, which also featured Charlie Parker.

Criss had developed his own, concise, bluesy tone by this point, and though his basic style did not vary much, his ability on the instrument continued to develop. Nevertheless, he continued to drift from band to band and played on some records with Johnny Otis and Billy Eckstine.

His first major break came in 1947, on several jam sessions arranged by jazz impresario Norman Granz. In 1956 he signed to Imperial Records, based in New York, and recorded a series of albums including Jazz U.S.A, Go Man! and Sonny Criss Plays Cole Porter featuring pianist Sonny Clark. Capitol, which owned the master recordings, reissued them as a 2-CD set on their Blue Note imprint in 2000. Criss also recorded At the Crossroads with pianist Wynton Kelly.

Prestige signed Criss in 1965, and he continued to record well-acclaimed albums that were mainly rooted in hard bop traditions. Sonny's Dream featured arrangements by Horace Tapscott. Later sessions were recorded for Muse and Impulse.

By 1977, Criss had developed stomach cancer and did not play again. As a consequence of this painful condition, Criss committed suicide (self-inflicted gunshot) in 1977 in his adopted city of Los Angeles. He never married, but had one son, Steven Criss

This album contains no booklet.