Sonny Criss

William "Sonny" Criss October 23 1927 - November 19 1977 Was An American Jazz Musician.
An Alto Saxophonist Of Modest Prominence During The Bebop Era Of Jazz. Like His Partial Namesake Sonny Stitt Criss Was Never Considered A True Innovator See Charlie Parker But Was A Stylist And Exceptional Player In His Own Right And Furthered The Bebop Vocabulary. read less