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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sonny+Criss">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sonny
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Savoy Records
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- date of birth
- 1927-10-23
- date of death
- 1977-11-19
- manner of death
- Suicide
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
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