I'll Catch the Sun!

I'll Catch the Sun!
I'll Catch the Sun!
Studio album by Sonny Criss
Released	1969
Recorded	January 20, 1969; RCA Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:35
Label	Prestige ; 7628
Producer	Don Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology

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I'll Catch the Sun! is a jazz album by alto saxophonist Sonny Criss, recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow calling it "often excellent".^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Criss unless otherwise stated

"Don't Rain on My Parade" (Bob Merrill, Jule Styne) – 4:24
"Blue Sunset" – 8:10
"I Thought About You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Mercer) – 4:43
"California Screamin'" – 6:03
"Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) – 5:41
"I'll Catch the Sun" (Rod McKuen) – 5:34

Personnel

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References

↑ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 10, 2012
1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 10, 2012
↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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[1] Sonny Criss discography accessed September 10, 2012

[Allmusic-2] 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 10, 2012

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Sonny Criss
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	This Is Criss! (1966) Portrait of Sonny Criss (1967) Up, Up and Away (1967) The Beat Goes On! (1968) Rockin' in Rhythm (1968) Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (1968) I'll Catch the Sun! (1969) Crisscraft (1975) Out of Nowhere (1975) Saturday Morning (1975)
With others	The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947) The Swinging Buddy Rich (1955) The Wailing Buddy Rich (1955)

v t e Hampton Hawes
Years given are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader	Hampton Hawes Trio (1955) This Is Hampton Hawes (1955–56) Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 1 (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 2 (1956) All Night Session! Vol. 3 (1956) Baritones and French Horns / Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (1957) Four! (1958) Bird Song (1956–58) For Real! (1958) The Sermon (1958) The Green Leaves of Summer (1964) Here and Now (1965) The Seance (1966) I'm All Smiles (1966) Universe (1972) Blues for Walls (1973) Playin' in the Yard (1973) Northern Windows (1974) As Long as There's Music (1976) Something Special (1976) Hampton Hawes at the Piano (1976)
Sideman with others	Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (1973) I'll Catch the Sun! (Sonny Criss, 1969) On the Road (Art Farmer, 1976) The Hunt (Dexter Gordon, 1947) Blues à la Suisse (Dexter Gordon, 1973) Kessel Plays Standards (Barney Kessel, 1955) Let's Cook! (Barney Kessel, 1957) Live in Hollywood (Warne Marsh, 1952) Mingus Three (Charles Mingus, 1957) Stratosonic Nuances (Blue Mitchell, 1975) The Early Show (Art Pepper, 1952) Surf Ride (Art Pepper, 1952) Living Legend (Art Pepper, 1976) Modern Sounds (Shorty Rogers, 1951) Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953) Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955) Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958) So Doggone Good (Sonny Stitt, 1972)