- Artist:
- The Sonny Criss Orchestra
Sonny's Dream (Birth Of The New Cool)
1LP
€37,99
Incl. taxes (plus applicable )
Release date: 26 September 2025
Article Number: 516571000
Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool)" is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Criss from 1968, which was released by Prestige. In addition to the pieces written and arranged by Horace Tapscott, Criss plays with Conte Candoli, Teddy Edwards, Tommy Flanagan and many others. This reissue, described by the Penguin Guide to Jazz as part of the ‘Core Collection’, is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI and fully analogue mastered from the original tapes at Cohearent Audio and Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.
Original Jazz Classics was launched in 1982 under Fantasy Records and revived in 2023 with a focus on audiophile reissues of landmark jazz recordings. With over 850 titles reissued to date from the seminal catalogues of Prestige, Riverside, Galaxy, Contemporary, Jazzland, Milestone and others, OJC remains a trusted source for jazz discovery and rediscovery.
Since its reintroduction, the series has garnered much praise from critics, with Record Collector Magazine declaring: ‘The sound is out of this world’. Tracking Angle described the OJC reissue of Thelonious Monk's ‘Monk's Music’ as “remarkable” and ‘the best sounding pressing’ of the album to date. Absolute Sound raved about the stereo reissue of Mal Waldron's ‘The Quest’, noting that it ‘sounds fabulous - full-bodied, immediate and crackling with energy’. Jazzwise praised the ‘unrivalled’ quality of the series, describing the reissues as “exceptional” and with ‘stunningly eloquent’ sound. Qobuz emphasised the remastering and raved that it ‘breathes vibrant life into the original tapes’.
Tracklisting:
Side A
1. Sonny’s Dream
2. Ballad for Samuel
3. The Black Apostles
Side B
1. The Golden Pearl
2. Daughter of Cochise
3. Sandy and Niles
Side A
1. Sonny’s Dream
2. Ballad for Samuel
3. The Black Apostles
Side B
1. The Golden Pearl
2. Daughter of Cochise
3. Sandy and Niles