This is Criss! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Stephen Cook stating, "Sonny Criss qualifies as one of the most overlooked giants of West Coast jazz. His sound – like most alto players of the bebop and hard bop days – was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, but Criss still managed to forge an original style featuring a very original melodic bent with loads of bluesy underpinnings. The goods can be optimally previewed on this great Prestige date from 1966." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blmKImWWsQ&list=RD6blmKImWWsQ&start_radio=1

#SonnyCriss #PrestigeJazz #Jazz #AltoSax #Music #WalterDavisJnr #PaulChambers

🎶 ☠️ Think Black Sea and Rogues:

https://musicshop.themadmaggies.com/track/the-folly-of-fame

#BandCampFriday #BandCamp
#Music #Accordion
#Guitar #Bass
#Trumpet #Trombone #Tuba
#AltoSax #Clarinet
#Drumz

My Personal Music Library Favorties #253 – The Hymn – Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy and Dial Studio Recordings #jazz #saxophone #altosax #bebop

https://youtu.be/AeIyfwqiu4w?si=kW-zzouA_IeQxnWA

My Romance - Sadao Plays Ballads by Sadao Watanabe, released on Takt in Japan in 1967.

Haunting early work from Japanese reed legend Sadao Watanabe -- an artist who makes the record way more than just a set of familiar ballads! True, the set's a bit more mellow than some of Watanabe's other work of the time -- but his work on alto and flute really have this subtle sort of edge -- a melancholy quality that's different than the way that American players of the period might have hit the music -- and which shows just how much Watanabe and a few key players were transforming the style of the Japanese scene! Tracks are short, and the format is simple -- but the record's got an understated elegance that's every bit the best side of Sadao in his early years. . - Dusty Groove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlaVda2AUU&list=RDhXlaVda2AUU&start_radio=1

#SadaoWatanabe #Jazz #Music #JapaneseJazz #AltoSax #Flute

Jazz Samba by Sadao Watanabe, released in 1967 on Victor as part of their Perfect Sound series.

Sadao Watanabe (渡辺 貞夫, Watanabe Sadao; born 1 February 1933) is a Japanese jazz musician who plays alto saxophone and sopranino saxophone. He is known for his bossa nova recordings, although his work encompasses many styles, with collaborations from musicians all over the world. - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uOTnVDZxvk&list=RD3uOTnVDZxvk&start_radio=1

#SadaoWatanabe #Jazz #Samba #BossaNova #Music #JapaneseJazz #AltoSax

Ended the first weekend of the year and welcomed the working week after my swim with Desmond Blue an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond released in 1962 and was his first LP for RCA Victor..
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The tone of the album: lush, reflective, thought-provoking, and soul-stirring. This work is quite a plus for any listener and especially those who consider themselves avid fans of Paul Desmond" = Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2cTgUK3MQY&list=PLQQLNys0yJ0sI-DMKnb0JAJ49VfNYnC_d&index=1

#PaulDesmond #Jazz #Strings #JimHall #AltoSax #Music

Ended the week and started the first weekend of the year after a ride on which I saw my first kingfisher of the year with Tranquility an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz's Quartet recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label

Jason Ankeny of Allmusic states "crafted with startling precision and economy, Tranquility extols the virtues of mood and shape with Talmudic zeal, towering astride thought and expression. ...Rarely is music so profoundly cerebral also so deeply heartfelt" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy3UK-HdUBc&list=PLRyNJMEq0OwL59Qa8JOsAM_mGYdQecEaV&index=1

#LeeKonitz #Jazz #Music #VerveRecords #BillyBauer #HenryGrimes #DaveBailey #AltoSax

Inside Hi-Fi is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Atlantic label in 1956. The album includes Konitz's first recorded performance on tenor saxophone.

Scott Yanow of Allmusic states "all eight performances are well played and swinging" - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz3B7a15wlY&list=RDyz3B7a15wlY&start_radio=1

#LeeKonitz #Jazz #BeBop #Music #AltoSax #TenorSax #AtlanticRecords #1956inmusic

My Personal Music Library Favorites #240 – Limehouse Blues – Cannonball Adderley & John Coltrane – Cannonball & Train #music #jazz #saxophone #altosax #tenorsax

https://youtu.be/eZ6e-SwEWl4?si=hwkPkzB3ygIeEjn-