| LC control no. | n 94059709 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Criss, Sonny, 1927-1977 |
| Variant(s) | Criss, William, 1927-1977 Kriss, Sonny, 1927-1977 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1927-10-23 |
| Death date | 1977-11-19 |
| Place of birth | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Prestige Records (Firm) |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Saxophonists |
| Found in | His The joy of sax [SR] p1977: label (Sonny Criss) OCLC 19363945 (hdg.: Criss, Sonny, 1927-1977) Grove music online, Feb. 3, 2005: Jazz (Criss, Sonny (William); b. Oct. 23, 1927, Memphis, d. Nov. 19, 1977, Los Angeles; American alto saxophonist) Bopera [SR] 1947: label, v.2 (Sonny Kriss) African American National Biography, accessed December 8, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Criss, Sonny; William Criss; jazz musician, saxophonist; born 23 October 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States; attended Jefferson High School; transferred to the Polytechnic High School; joined the trumpeter Al Killian's band at Billy Berg's in April 1947; toured nationally with Jazz at the Philharmonic from November 1948 through June 1949; recorded in Los Angeles as the leader of a quartet; traveled to Europe and performed with Clarke in the film Le glaive et la balance (1962); his career moved forward in 1966, when he signed a contract with Prestige Records and he released his first album, This Is Criss!; suffered alcoholism; died 19 November 1977 in Los Angeles, California, United States) |
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