Rockin' in Rhythm (Sonny Criss album)

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Rockin' in Rhythm
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Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedJuly 2, 1968
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length39:02
Label Prestige
7610
Producer Don Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)
(1968)
Rockin' in Rhythm
(1969)
I'll Catch the Sun!
(1969)

Rockin' in Rhythm is a jazz album by alto saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Jim Todd stating, "This highly compatible group of like-minded masters is well-served by a recording that puts the listener in the middle of their tight-knit sound... Anyone hearing Criss for the first time via this CD will feel compelled to dig deeper into his discography." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 5:32
  2. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:31
  3. "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:50
  4. "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 4:37
  5. "Misty Roses" (Tim Hardin) – 5:53
  6. "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:47
  7. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 5:52 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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