Crisscraft Explained

Crisscraft
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sonny Criss
Cover:	Crisscraft.jpg
Released:	1975
Recorded:	February 24, 1975, Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Muse MR 5068
Producer:	Bob Porter
Prev Title:	I'll Catch the Sun!
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Saturday Morning
Next Year:	1975

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

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

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

• Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
• Dolo Coker – piano
• Ray Crawford – guitar
• Larry Gales – bass
• Jimmie Smith – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/sonny-criss/catalog/#muse-mr-5068 Sonny Criss discography
3. Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed April 15, 2014