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Sonny Fortune
Long Before Our Mothers Cried

Album US 1974 on Strata-East label
Jazz (Post-Bop, Modal)

Recorded Sept. 8, Sept. 15, 1974 at Minot Studio, White Plains, N.Y. "This record is dedicated to the mothers that I've known in my life, but a very special dedication to you, Mom. For without you in so many ways it could not have happened. Thank you, Sonny" ℗ 1974 (center labels) ℗© 1974 Strata-East Records, Inc.

     
Musicians
PortraitSonny Fortune as, fl, *1939 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, composed by, arranged by, producer, album by
PortraitWayne Dockery b, *1941 US
bass
Mario Muñoz
bass drum, timbales
PortraitAngel Allende perc, PR
congas, triangle, tambourine
PortraitRichard Landrum cng, perc, US
cowbell, shaker
PortraitChipper Lyles dr,
drums
PortraitStanley Cowell p, *1941 US
electric piano, piano, acoustic
PortraitCharles Sullivan tr, fh, *1944 US
trumpet
Producers
Carole Byard cover, design
John Battiloro engineer
Ron Carran engineer
Vigo photography by, liner
Composers
Sonny Fortune
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Long Before Our Mothers CriedSonny Fortune14:52
2A Tribute To A Holiday (Billie)Sonny Fortune6:01
3Sound Of SilentsSonny Fortune8:58
4Five For TraneSonny Fortune6:28
5 WayneishSonny Fortune6:45

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