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Review title: Not The Best Portrait of Sonny
Product review: "Portrait of Sonny Criss" is a mixed album by an underrated alto sax wizard. While the slower numbers "On A Clear Day," God Bless the Child" and "Smile" are magical numbers, the remainder of the album does not quite hold up. The first tune "A Million Or More Times" is not very creative, and basically sounds like a 60s TV show theme song (can we say "hoping to cut a hit single"). The jazz standard "Wee" and "Blues in the Closet" are swinging but this is 1967, not 1957, and with a band of Walter Davis, Paul Chambers and (especially) Alan Dawson, I expected it to be more experimental. Instead, the quartet seems more at home on the slower tempo ballads. In all, "Portrait of Sonny Criss" deserves 3 1/2 stars, but since I can't I rounded it up. If you want to get a better portrait of Sonny, check out the newly released "Complete Imperial Sessions" on Blue Note.
