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Sonny Fortune

as, fl, *1939 US, Philadelphia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Cornelius Fortune

Born May 19, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died October 25, 2018 in New York City, New York. American jazz saxophonist.

     
Instruments
  • Alto sax
  • Flute
  • Soprano sax
  • Saxophone
  • Tenor sax
Genres
  • Jazz
  • R&B/Soul
  • Latin
Plays With
Mal Waldron Quintet
Michael Carvin Quintet
Nat Adderley Quintet
Nat Adderley Sextet
Sonny Fortune Quartet
The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine
The Pat Dinizio Foursome
Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth
Children On The Corner
Joe Chambers And Friends
George Kawaguchi & All Stars
Popular Tracks   
Perihelion on Infinity Is by Sonny Fortune
The Afro-Americans on Sterengeti Minstrel by Sonny Fortune
This Side of Infinity on Infinity Is by Sonny Fortune
Georgiana on With Sound Reason by Sonny Fortune
Bacchanal on Sterengeti Minstrel by Sonny Fortune
Breezin' - Live: Chicago 1976 on Downbeat Jazz Awards 1976 by Various Artists
Turning It Over on Infinity Is by Sonny Fortune
The Blues Are Green on Infinity Is by Sonny Fortune
Uncrowned King on Inside Out by David Janeway, Sonny Fortune & Billy Hart
There's Nothing Smart About Being Stupid on Sterengeti Minstrel by Sonny Fortune

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
InvitationSonny Fortune2010Album
You And The Night And The MusicSonny Fortune2007Album
Live At The A-TraneErnst Bier / Matthias Bätzel / Karl Schloz with Sonny Fortune2006Album
Trilogy CollectionSonny Fortune2005Compil.
ContinuumSonny Fortune2003Album
In The Spirit Of John ColtraneSonny Fortune2000Album
The Best Of (Vol. 1)Weldon Irvine With Don Blackman, Lenny White, Anthony Wiles, Napoleon Revels, Sonny Fortune, Jimmy Owens1997Compil.
From Now OnSonny Fortune1996Album
A Better UnderstandingSonny Fortune1995Album
Four In OneSonny Fortune1994Album
Alto MemoriesGary Bartz, Sonny Fortune1994Album
Monks MoodSonny Fortune1993Album
Inside OutDavid Janeway Featuring Sonny Fortune And Billy Hart1992Album
It Ain't What It WasSonny Fortune1992Album
Laying It DownSonny Fortune1991Album
Riding High Plus Jazz Symphonies Solo Brothers & Professor JiveFreddie Hubbard And Friends: Clark Terry, Jon Hendricks, Jon Faddis, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Fortune, Joe Beck1989Album
Great FriendsSonny Fortune - Billy Harper - Stanley Cowell - Reggie Workman - Billy Hart1987Album
With Sound ReasonSonny Fortune1979Album
This Side Of InfinitySonny Fortune1978Single
Infinity IsSonny Fortune1978Album
Serengeti MinstrelSonny Fortune1977Album
Waves Of DreamsSonny Fortune1976Album
SunshowerSonny Fortune1975Single
AwakeningSonny Fortune1975Album
Long Before Our Mothers CriedSonny Fortune1974Album
Corn Flakes / Trip On The StripStan Hunter & Sonny Fortune1966Single
Trip On The StripStan Hunter & Sonny Fortune1966Album
Four x 4Marcus Printup, Greg Osby, Sonny Fortune, Javon JacksonCompil.
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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