Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss album)

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Up, Up and Away
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedAugust 18, 1967
StudioImpact Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:08
LabelPrestige
7530
ProducerDon Schlitten
Sonny Criss chronology
Portrait of Sonny Criss
(1967)
Up, Up and Away
(1967)
The Beat Goes On!
(1968)

Up, Up and Away is an album by saxophonist Sonny Criss recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "Sonny Criss' Prestige recordings of the late 1960s generally included a current pop tune or two along with some stronger jazz pieces. This 1998 CD reissue is of particular interest because the intense altoist is teamed with guitarist Tal Farlow... So overall this CD is more rewarding than it might appear at first glance".[2]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 5:32
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:12
  3. "This is for Benny" (Horace Tapscott) – 6:23
  4. "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 5:55
  5. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) – 6:47
  6. "Paris Blues" (Sonny Criss) – 7:29

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sonny Criss discography accessed September 7, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review, accessed September 7, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.