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The Complete Imperial Sessions - Sonny Criss
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Track Listing
  1. Willow Weep for Me
  2. These Foolish Things
  3. Blue Friday
  4. Sunday
  5. More Than You Know
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  1. Willow Weep for Me
  2. These Foolish Things
  3. Blue Friday
  4. Sunday
  5. More Than You Know
  6. Easy Living
  7. Alabamy Bound
  8. Something's Gotta Give
  9. West Coast Blues
  10. Criss-Cross
  11. Ham's Blues
  12. Sweet Georgia Brown
  13. Summertime
  14. Memories of You
  15. Wailin' With Joe
  16. How Deep Is the Ocean?
  17. The Blues for Rose
  18. The Man I Love
  19. Until the Real Thing Comes Along
  20. Blue Prelude
  21. After You've Gone
  22. Come Rain or Come Shine
  23. How High the Moon
  24. If I Had You
  25. I Love You
  26. Anything Goes
  27. Easy to Love
  28. It's All Right With Me
  29. In the Still of the Night
  30. Love for Sale
  31. Night and Day
  32. Just One of Those Things
  33. What Is This Thing Called Love?
  34. I Get a Kick Out of You
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This double disc reissue on Blue Note contains the three releases that alto saxophonist Sonny Criss did for Imperial: Jazz U.S.A., Go Man!, and Plays Cole Porter. These sessions were all recorded in 1956 at a time when Criss had honed his amazing bebop alto precision. These 34 performances contain only five of his originals and are surrounded by mainly standards. The bands consisted of solid lineups with Sonny Clark or Kenny Drew on piano; Barney Kessel on guitar; Leroy Vinnegar, Buddy Clark or Bill Woodson on bass; Larry ...

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