- Sonny Red
Sonny Red (born
December 17 ,1932 inDetroit as Sylvester Kyner Jr.; diedMarch 20 ,1981 ) was an alto saxophonist associated withHard bop . He had some success in the 1960s, but fell into obscurity by the late 1970s.Discography
As Leader
* Sonny Red (Kyner) Quartet & Quintet: "Red, Blue And Green" (Milestone, 1961) with
Cedar Walton ,George Tucker ,Jimmy Cobb ,Blue Mitchell ,Barry Harris , andGrant Green As a sideman
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Tommy Flanagan &Curtis Fuller : "Jazz .... It's Magic!" (Savoy, 1957)
*Clifford Jordan : "New Trombone" (OJC, 1957), "Mosaic" (Milestone, 1961)
*Donald Byrd : Mustang (album) (1967)
*Donald Byrd :Slow Drag (album) (1967)
*Donald Byrd :The Creeper (album) (1967)
*Yusef Lateef : "The Blue Yusef Lateef" (Atlantic, 1968)
*Paul Quinichette : "On The Sunny Side" (OJC, 1957)External links
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fifoxqy5ldke~T1 All Music bio]
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