''Rockin' in Rhythm'' is a jazz album by alto saxophonist
Sonny Criss recorded in 1968 and released on the
Prestige label.
Sonny Criss discography
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Reception
AllMusic
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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."[Todd, J]
AllMusic Review
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Track listing
# "Eleanor Rigby
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" (John Lennon
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, Paul McCartney
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) – 5:32
# " When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen
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, Ted Koehler
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Koehler was born in 1894 in Washington, D.C.
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) – 6:31
# "Sonnymoon for Two" (Sonny Rollins
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) – 4:50
# "Rockin' in Rhythm
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Later recordings
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" (Harry Carney
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, Duke Ellington
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, Irving Mills
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) – 4:37
# "Misty Roses
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" (Tim Hardin
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) – 5:53
# "(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over" ( Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel
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) – 5:47
# "All the Things You Are
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The song was written for the musical ''Very Warm for May'' (1939) " (Oscar Hammerstein II
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, Jerome Kern
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) – 5:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
* Sonny Criss – alto saxophone
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*Eddie Green – piano
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*Bob Cranshaw
Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long associa ...
– bass
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* Alan Dawson – drums
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References
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Sonny Criss albums
Prestige Records albums
1969 albums
Albums produced by Don Schlitten