1976 Sonny Criss – Warm & Sonny
Warm & Sonny is an album by Sonny Criss, released in 1976 on Impulse!
William “Sonny” Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician and alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.
Tracks
1 Cool Struttin’ (Ray Bryant) 06:10
2 The Way We Were (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Marvin Hamlish) 05:27
3 That’s The Way Of The World (Charles Stepney; Maurice White) 04:08
4 Bumpin’ (Wes Montgomery) 05:46
5 Sweet Summer Breeze (Phillip Wright) 06:26
6 Memories (Donald Baldwin; Jeffrey Bowen; Kathy Wakefield) 06:18
7 Blues For Willie (Sonny Criss) 06:20
Musicians
1 Cool Struttin’
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
2 The Way We Were
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
3 That’s The Way Of The World
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
4 Bumpin’
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
5 Sweet Summer Breeze
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
6 Memories
| Bass | Scott Edwards |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Clarence McDonald |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
7 Blues For Willie
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Dennis Budimir |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Keyboards | Sonny Burke |
| Sax | Sonny Criss |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
Other Musicians
| Flute | William Green |
| Flute | Buddy Collette |
| French Horn | Vince DeRosa |
| Sax | William Green |
| Sax | Buddy Collette |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Bud Brisbois |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Paul Hubinon |
Strings
Acoustic Bass – Richard Feves, Susan Ranney
Cello – David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Ronald Cooper
Harp – Dorothy Ashby
Viola – David Campbell, Pamela Goldsmith, Paul Polivnick, Rollice Dale
Violin – Carl LaMagna, Harris Goldman, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Kenneth Yerke, Marcia Van Dyke, William Henderson, Winterton Garvey
Liner Notes
Producer – Esmond Edwards
Arranged By – Wade Marcus
Engineer (Mastering) – Lois Walker
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Barney Perkins
Art Direction – Tom Wilkes
Photography By – Ken Marcus, Peter Kaplan
Recorded At – ABC Recording Studios, Inc
Mixed At – ABC Recording Studios, Inc
Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc
Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc