Century Hi-Fi Recording · in the Kissa Kissa racks

Jazz - U.S.A.

Sonny Criss

Recorded	1956
Label	Century Hi-Fi Recording
Released	1956
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 401313

The record

Barney Kessel's guitar and Kenny Drew's piano brighten this 1956 Century Hi-Fi date, giving Criss's horn a springy, hard-bop lift. Worth tracking down for players this sharp on a label this obscure.

Session personnel

Bill Woodson — bass
Chuck Thompson — drums
Barney Kessel — guitar
Kenny Drew — piano
Sonny Criss — saxophone [alto]

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.

1956	Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Maroon, DG, Flat edge earliest on file · flat edge
1956	London Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1956	Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1956	Imperial · IMP-3009 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP
1956	Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 2nd Pressing · flat edge
1957	Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1983	Imperial · K18P 9253 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1987	Century Hi-Fi Recording — MONO
1993	Liberty · TOJJ 5801 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1997	Blue Note · TOCJ-6127 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono
2001	Imperial · TOCJ-9314 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2001	Imperial · TOCJ-9314 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, Paper Sleeve
2005	Imperial · LP-9006 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, 200g
2006	Imperial · TOCJ-6823 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono