Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)

Sonny's Dream
(Birth of the New Cool)
Studio album by
Sonny Criss
Released1968
RecordedMay 8, 1968
Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz, big band
Length44:56
LabelPrestige
PR 7576
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
The Beat Goes On!
(1968) 		Sonny's Dream
(Birth of the New Cool)
(1968) 		Rockin' in Rhythm
(1968)

Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz
(Core Collection)[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "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... highly recommended for both Criss' playing and Tapscott's writing".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz identified it as part of their recommended "core collection".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Tapscott

  1. "Sonny's Dream" – 7:33
  2. "Ballad for Samuel" – 4:22
  3. "The Black Apostles" – 5:52
  4. "The Golden Pearl" – 5:10
  5. "Daughter of Cochise" – 7:34
  6. "Sandy and Niles" – 5:26
  7. "The Golden Pearl" [alternate take] – 5:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Sonny's Dream" [alternate take] – 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 7, 2012
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.