Sonny Fortune / discography

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This discography is an overview of the published recordings by jazz musician Sonny Fortune (1939-2018). It includes his albums under his own name (Section 1) , his participation in collaborative band projects (Section 2) and his participation as a (guest) soloist in other productions (Section 3) . According to the discographer Tom Lord , the musician ( alto saxophone , soprano saxophone , flute , in the following as, ss, fl) was involved in 104 recording sessions between 1965 and 2009.

Albums under your own name

This section lists the LPs and CDs released by Sonny Fortune during his lifetime in chronological order by year of recording.

album Label Release admission Remarks
Long Before Our Mothers Cried Strata-East Records 1974 1974 Charles Sullivan , Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Stanley Cowell , Wayne Dockery , Chip Lyle , Angel Allende , Mario Munoz, Richard "Pablo" Landrum (perc)
Awakening Horizon 1975 1975 Sonny Fortune (as, fl, perc), John Hicks , Wayne Dockery , Chip Lyle , Charles Sullivan , Kenny Barron , Reggie Workman , Billy Hart , Angel Allende (perc)
Waves of Dreams A&M Horizon 1976 1976 Charles Sullivan , Sonny Fortune (ss, as, fl, tamb, shaker, handclaps, synt, perc), Michael Cochrane , Buster Williams , Chip Lyle, Angel Allende (cga), Clifford Coulter
Serengeti Minstrel Atlantic 1977 1977 Woody Shaw , Sonny Fortune (fl, alto-fl), Kenny Barron , Gary King (el-b), Jack DeJohnette , Sammy Figueroa , Raphael Cruz (perc), Jack Wilkins , Horacee Arnold
Infinity Is Atlantic 1978 1978 Tom Browne (tp), Sonny Fortune (ss, as, fl), Larry Willis , Allan Zavod , Raymond Gomez (git), Anthony Jackson , Mark Egan , Steve Jordan , Raphael Cruz, Sammy Figueroa
With sound reason Atlantic 1979 1979 Sonny Fortune (ss, as, alto-fl), Larry Willis, Raymond Gomez, Willie Weeks , Mark Egan, Steve Jordan, Raphael Cruz, Sammy Figueroa, Manolo Badrena
Sound of Sounds Live at EJ's 1980 1998 Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Charles Eubanks , Ben Brown , Ronnie Burrage
Laying it down Konnex Records 1984 1991 Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Kenny Barron , Cecil McBee , Billy Hart , Steve Berrios
Invitation Why not 1987 2010 Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Renee Rosnes , Kenny Davis , Ronnie Burrage
It Ain't What It Was Connex 1991 1992 Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Mulgrew Miller , Santi Debriano , Billy Hart
Monk's Mood Connex 1993 1993 Sonny Fortune (as), Kirk Lightsey , David Williams (b), Joe Chambers
Four in one Blue Note Records 1994 1994 Sonny Fortune (as), Kirk Lightsey , Buster Williams , Billy Hart and Santi Debriano, Ronnie Burrage
A Better Understanding Blue Note Records 1995 1995 Jerry Gonzalez , Robin Eubanks , Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl, alto-fl), Kenny Barron , Wayne Dockery , Billy Hart, Ronnie Burrage, Steve Berrios
From Now On Blue Note Records 1996 1996 Eddie Henderson , Sonny Fortune (as), Joe Lovano , John Hicks , Santi Debriano , Jeff Tain Watts , Steve Berrios
In The Spirit of John Coltrane Chanachia 1999 2000 Sonny Fortune (ss, as, ts), John Hicks, Santi Debriano, Reggie Workman , Ronnie Burrage, Rashied Ali , Steve Berrios, Julito Collazo
Continuum Sound Reason 2003 2003 Sonny Fortune (as, ss, ts), George Cables , Wayne Dockery , Steve Johns (d), Steve Berrios
You and the Night and the Music 18th & Vine 2006 2007 Sonny Fortune (as, fl), George Cables, Chip Jackson , Steve Johns
Last Night at Sweet Rhythm Sound Reason 2009 2010? Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Michael Cochrane , David Williams, Steve Johns

Collaborative band projects

album Musician Label rec Remarks
Trip on the Strip Stan Hunter & Sonny Fortune Prestige Records 1965 Sonny Fortune (as, ts), Stan Hunter, Sherman Suber, John Royal
The Atlantic Family The Atlantic Family Atlantic Records 1977 Live recording from the Montreux Jazz Festival ; Fortune can be heard in "Jadoo" and "Pick Up the Pieces".
Great Friends Sonny Fortune, Billy Harper , Stanley Cowell , Reggie Workman , Billy Hart Black & Blue 1986 Sonny Fortune (as)
Alto Memories Gary Bartz / Sonny Fortune verve 1993 Gary Bartz, Sonny Fortune (as), Kenny Barron , Buster Williams , Jack DeJohnette
Live at the A-Trane Ernst Bier / Matthias Bätzel / Karl Schloz with Sonny Fortune Konnex Records 2005 2006

Albums as a soloist in other productions

album Artist rec Label Remarks
Soul bag Mongo Santamaría 1967/68 Columbia with Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune (as, bar), Hubert Laws , Mauricio Smith , Rodgers Grant , Victor Venegas, Bernard Purdie , Steve Berrios , Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez, Ray Maldonado
Izipho Zam (My Gifts) Pharoah Sanders 1969 Strata-East Records with Howard Johnson , Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Lonnie Liston Smith , Sonny Sharrock , Cecil McBee , Norris Jones , Billy Hart , Majeed Shabazz, Chief Bey, Nat Bettis, Tony Wylie, Leon Thomas
Tell It Like It Is George Benson 1969 A&N Records with Lew Soloff , Arthur "Babe" Clarke, Joe Farrell , Sonny Fortune, Joe Henderson , Hubert Laws, Bobby Porcelli , Jerome Richardson , Jerry Dodgion , Rodgers Grant or Richard Tee , Bob Bushnell , Jim Fielder or Jerry Jemmott , Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco, Marty Sheller (arr)
Working on a Groovy Thing Mongo Santamaría 1969 Columbia with Ray Maldonado, Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune (as), Charles Owens , Joe Farrell, Art Kaplan , Rodgers Grant, William Allen , Bernard Purdie, Steve Berrios, Julito Collazo, Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez, Marty Sheller (arr)
Stone Soul Mongo Santamaria 1969 Columbia with Luis Gasca, Sonny Fortune (as), Hadley Caliman , Hubert Laws, Art Kaplan, Rodgers Grant, William Allen, Bernard Purdie, Steve Berrios, Julito Collazo, Osvaldo Martinez
David Young David Young 1970 Mainstream Records with Virgil Jones , David Young (ts), Sonny Fortune (bar, fl), Harold Mabern , Richard Davis , Idris Muhammad
He's coming Roy Ayers 1971 Polydor with Sonny Fortune (ss, fl), Harry Whitaker , Sam Brown , Bob Fusco , Johnny Williams , Ron Carter , Jumma Santos , David Lee, Billy Cobham + strings & Vocal group
Akilah! Melvin Sparks 1971 Prestigious with Ernie Royal , Virgil Jones, Hubert Laws , George Coleman , Sonny Fortune (as in "On the Up", "Akilah" and "Blues for JB"), Dave Hubbard , Leon Spencer, Jr. , Idris Muhammad, Buddy Caldwell
Sahara McCoy Tyner 1972 Milestone Records with Sonny Fortune (ss, as, fl), Calvin Hill , Alphonse Mouzon
Bad walkin 'woman Leon Spencer Jr. 1972 Prestigious with Virgil Jones, Hubert Laws, Sonny Fortune (as), Dave Hubbard, Melvin Sparks , Idris Muhammad , Buddy Caldwell
Song for My Lady McCoy Tyner 1972 Milestone with Charles Tolliver , Michael White , Mtume , Sonny Fortune (as, ss), Calvin Hill, Alphonse Mouzon
The Essence of Mystery Alphonse Mouzon 1972 Blue Note Records with Buddy Terry , Sonny Fortune (as), Larry Willis , Wilbur Bascomb , Buster Williams
Red, Black and Green Roy Ayers 1973 Polydor with Charles Tolliver , Garnett Brown , Sonny Fortune (ss), Harry Whitaker , Bob Fusco, Billy Nichols, David Barron, Emir Kassan, Clint Houston , Dennis Davis, Billy King, Daniel Ben Zebulon
Song of the New World McCoy Tyner 1972 Milestone u. a. with Hubert Laws, Sonny Fortune (fl), Harry Smiles , Juni Booth , Alphonse Mouzon + strings, William Fischer (cond)
African Space Program Dollar fire 1973 enja with Cecil Bridgewater , Enrico Rava , Charles Sullivan, Kiane Zawadi , Sonny Fortune, Carlos Ward (as, fl), Roland Alexander , John Stubblefield , Hamiet Bluiett , Cecil McBee , Roy Brooks
Ethnic Expressions Roy Brooks 1973 Im-Hotep with Olu Dara , Cecil Bridgewater, Sonny Fortune (as, fl), John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett, Joe Bonner , Hilton Ruiz , Reggie Workman , Richard Landrum, Lawrence Williams, Eddie Jefferson , Black Rose
Tales of the Exonerated Flea Horacee Arnold 1974 Columbia with Art Webb , Sonny Fortune (ss, fl), David Friedman , Jan Hammer , Ralph Towner , John Abercrombie , Rick Laird , George Mraz , Clint Houston , Dom Um Romao , Dave Johnson
Very Live at Buddy's Place The Buddy Rich Septet 1974 Groove Merchant with Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Sal Nistico , Kenny Barron , Michael Abene , Jack Wilkins , Anthony Jackson , Jimmy Maelen
Live at Town Hall Roy Brooks & The Artistic Truth 1974 Baystate with Marcus Belgrave , Sonny Fortune (as), Sonny Red , Mickey Tucker , Reggie Workman , Eddie Jefferson
genesis Charles Sullivan Ensemble 1974 Strata-East u. a. with Sonny Fortune (as), Stanley Cowell , Onaje Allan Gumbs , Alex Blake , Billy Hart , Lawrence Killian , Dee Dee Bridgewater , Sharon Freeman , Anthony Jackson , Alphonse Mouzon
Get up with it Miles Davis 1974 Columbia Sonny Fortune (ss, fl) can be heard in "Mtume" and "Maiyasha" with Dominique Gaumont , Pete Cosey , Reggie Lucas , Mike Henderson , Al Foster , Mtume
Live In Tokyo 1975 Miles Davis 1975 Hi hat with Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Pete Cosey, Reggie Lucas, Mike Henderson, b) Al Foster, Mtume
Agharta / Pangea Miles Davis 1975 Columbia with Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Pete Cosey, Reggie Lucas, Mike Henderson, Al Foster, Mtume
Sum of the parts Larry Ridley 1975 Strata-East with Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Onaje Allan Gumbs , Cornell Dupree , Grady Tate , Crusher Bennett
The Camel Michael Carvin 1975 SteepleChase Records with Cecil Bridgewater , Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Ron Burton , Calvin Hill
Pinnacle Buster Williams 1975 Muse Records with Woody Shaw , Sonny Fortune, Earl Turbinton , Onaje Allan Gumbs, Billy Hart , Guilherme Franco , Suzanne Klewan, Marcus (vcl)
Hotmosphere Cathedral at Romao 1976 Pablo Records with Claudio Roditi , Alan Rubin , Jack Jeffries , Tom Malone , Mauricio Smith , Lew Del Gatto , Sonny Fortune (ts), Ronnie Cuber , Dom Salvador , Ricardo Peixoto , Sivuca , Ron Carter , Juan Angel Russo, Steven Kroon, Akua Dixon , Ulysses Kirksey
Three or Four Shades of Blues Charles Mingus 1977 Atlantic Sonny Fortune (as) can be heard in "Nobody Knows".
Innocence Kenny Barron 1978 wolf Sonny Fortune (ss) can be heard in "Sunshower", "Innocence" and "Baccanal", with Jimmy Owens , Buster Williams , Ben Riley and Raphael Cruz
New York Concerto Joe Chambers and Friends Featuring Yoshiaki Masuo 1981 Baystate with Sonny Fortune (fl, as), Kenny Barron , Yoshiaki Masuo, Eddie Gomez , Ray Mantilla
On the move Nat Adderley 1982 Theresa with Sonny Fortune (as), Larry Willis , Walter Booker , Jimmy Cobb
Blue Autumn Nat Adderley Quintet 1982 Theresa dto.
Solo Brothers Jon Hendricks 1983 Inner City with Jon Faddis , Jimmy Maxwell , Sonny Fortune (as, ss), Kenny Burrell, among others
Closer to the source Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1984 Electric Boird Fortune can be heard in "Iced Tea".
Live A'at Pit Inn Elvin Jones Jazz Machine 1985 Polydor with Pat LaBarbera , Sonny Fortune, Fumio Karashima , Richard Davis
Obeah Santi Debriano 1987 Freelance with Jerry Gonzalez , Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Kenny Barron , Paul Meyers (git), Billy Hart
Riding High (The "Just Say No" Jazz Symphony Against Drug Abuse) Freddie Hubbard 1988 DRG with Lew Soloff, Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Joe Beck , Jon Hendricks u. a.
Bukra Rabih Abou-Khalil 1988 MMP with Sonny Fortune (as), Glen Moore , Glen Velez , Ramesh Shotham
Crowd scene Times Waldron Quintet 1989 Soul note with Sonny Fortune (as), Ricky Ford , Reggie Workman , Eddie Moore
Where are you? Times Waldron Quintet 1989 Soul note dto.
A time for love Gloria Lynne 1989 Muse Records Sonny Fortune can be heard in "You Keep On Turnin 'Me On".
Revelation Michael Carvin 1989 muse with Claudio Roditi , Cecil Bridgewater , Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Cyrus Chestnut , John Hicks , David Williams
Work Song - Live at Sweet Basil Nat Adderley Sextet 1990 Alfa Jazz with Sonny Fortune, Vincent Herring (as), Rob Bargad , Walter Booker , Jimmy Cobb
Autumn Leaves Nat Adderley Sextet 1990 Alfa Jazz dto.
Al-Jadida Rabih Abou-Khalil 1990 enja with Sonny Fortune (as), Glen Moore , Ramesh Shotham , Nabil Khaiat (perc)
Jazz Battle George Kawaguchi & All Stars 1990 King collective staff
When I Was at Aso-Mountain - Elvin Jones Introduces Takehisa Tanaka Elvin Jones 1990 enja with Sonny Fortune (fl, ts), Takehisa Tanaka (p), Cecil McBee
In Europe The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine 1991 enja with Sonny Fortune (ts, fl), Ravi Coltrane , Willie Pickens , Chip Jackson
Inside Out David Janeway Featuring Sonny Fortune & Billy Hart 1991 New Direction with Valery Ponomarev , Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Chip Jackson, Billy Hart
A Unique Musical Mix Featuring Rhymes and Fables Charles Schwartz 1993 Centaur with Freddie Hubbard , Sonny Fortune (sax, fl), Rohan De Silva , Vic Juris , Jon Hendricks , Cab Calloway , The Vanguard Chamber Ensemble, The Vanguard String Quartet Michael Barrett (cond)
Akanpesanranta Jeff Silvertrust Quintet Featuring Sonny Fortune 1993 Bulldozers from Jupiter with Sonny Fortune (as), Jeff Gibson (as-1), Jon Davis , Ron McClure , Alan Chip White
It Don't Mean A Thing ... Elvin Jones 1993 enja with Nicholas Payton , Delfeayo Marsalis , Sonny Fortune (fl, ts), Willie Pickens , Cecil McBee , Kevin Mahogany
Plasma transfusion Jeff Silvertrust Quintet 1995 Bulldozers from Jupiter with Sonny Fortune (as), Jon Davis, Ron McClure, Steve Johns
Rainy Night Neil McNamara 1997 Bobobo with Sonny Fortune (as, fl), Rufus Reid , Mark Johnson (dr)
Jazzaphrenia Lenny Marcus 2000 LJM with Sonny Fortune (as), Frank Foster , Robbie Link, John Brown (b), Peter Ingram
Vietnam: The Aftermath Billy Bang 2001 Justin Time Records Sonny Fortune (fl) can be heard in “Fire in the Hole” and “Saigon Punk”, among others. a. with Ted Daniel , John Hicks, Curtis Lundy , Michael Carvin
Vertical clearance Calvin Keys 2005 Wide hive

Web links / sources

Individual evidence

  1. Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 28, 2018)