Out of Nowhere (Sonny Criss album)

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Out of Nowhere
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Studio album by
Sonny Criss
Released1976
RecordedOctober 20, 1975, Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Jazz
Length34:14
Label Muse
MR 5089
Producer Bob Porter
Sonny Criss chronology
Saturday Morning
(1975)
Out of Nowhere
(1976)
Warm and Sonny
(1975)

Out of Nowhere is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1975 and originally released on the Muse label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating "Criss's distinctive sound, mastery of bop and consistently swinging ideas are three strong reasons to acquire this". [3]

Track listing

  1. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 4:01
  2. "The Dreamer" (Sonny Criss) – 7:03
  3. "El Tiante" (Dolo Coker) – 6:39
  4. "My Ideal" (Newell Chase, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) – 3:44
  5. "Out of Nowhere" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 5:23
  6. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (Jay Gorney, Yip Harburg) – 3:03
  7. "The First One" (Criss) – 4:40

Personnel

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References

  1. Muse Records discography accessed April 15, 2014
  2. Sonny Criss discography accessed April 15, 2014
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed April 15, 2014